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Quadrant Walls And Gatepiers, East Lodge, Swinton House

A Category B Listed Building in Swinton, Scottish Borders

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.7187 / 55°43'7"N

Longitude: -2.2848 / 2°17'5"W

OS Eastings: 382203

OS Northings: 647294

OS Grid: NT822472

Mapcode National: GBR D2H9.4T

Mapcode Global: WH8XG.WJ59

Plus Code: 9C7VPP98+F3

Entry Name: Quadrant Walls And Gatepiers, East Lodge, Swinton House

Listing Name: Swinton House Quadrant Walls, Railings, Piers, Gatepiers and Gates at East Lodge

Listing Date: 25 September 1998

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 392745

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45759

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200392745

Location: Swinton

County: Scottish Borders

Electoral Ward: Mid Berwickshire

Parish: Swinton

Traditional County: Berwickshire

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Description

Earlier to mid 19th century. Low, coped tooled sandstone quadrant walls flanking entrance to E; decorative iron railings. Square-plan coursed ashlar outer piers with strapwork detailing to ball finials. Stop-chamfered, square-plan inner piers (originally paired); strapwork detailing to ball finials; decorative iron gates missing.

Statement of Interest

B Group with Swinton House, the Walled Garden including Greenhouse, Gatepiers, Gates, Gardener's Cottage and Ancillary Structure, the Stables, the Quadrant Walls, Railings, Piers, Gatepiers and Gates to the North and theEast Lodge (see separate list entries). Despite the loss of both the inner piers and the gates, that which remains forms an impressive entrance to the most significant house in the parish.

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