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Moffat House, High Street, Moffat

A Category A Listed Building in Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.3338 / 55°20'1"N

Longitude: -3.446 / 3°26'45"W

OS Eastings: 308370

OS Northings: 605369

OS Grid: NT083053

Mapcode National: GBR 46CR.RS

Mapcode Global: WH6WL.16BC

Plus Code: 9C7R8HM3+GJ

Entry Name: Moffat House, High Street, Moffat

Listing Name: High Street Moffat House Hotel

Listing Date: 3 August 1971

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 383117

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB37928

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200383117

Location: Moffat

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Town: Moffat

Electoral Ward: Annandale North

Traditional County: Dumfriesshire

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Description

John Adam 1761-2, built for the Earl of Hopetoun. Substantial
3 storey, 5 bay house set back from street behind entrance
court enclosed by single-storey quadrant wings culminating in
low 2-storey pavilions. Built of neatly graded coursers with
ashlar dressings. Central entrance with cavetto splayed
reveals engaged Roman Doric columned doorpiece with
ball-finials. All windows in moulded architraves with 12-pane
sashes. Band course above ground floor, eaves course and
cornice. Piended platformed roof with 2 tall banded ashlar
stacks. Dormer to south. Full height semi-circular bows to
outer bays at rear. Pavilions with semi-elliptical carriage
arches (north end infilled and two windows inserted) and
small windows above. Slated roofs little of interest
surviving internally apart from central stair.

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