Description

Possibly John Smith, earlier to mid 19th century with later additions and alterations. Single storey with attic, 3-bay gabled Tudor-detailed gate lodge with lean-to addition at rear. Squared and snecked tooled cream sandstone; sandstone ashlar dressings. Raised base course; droved quoins; droved long and short surrounds to chamfered openings.

SE (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: gabled porch off-set to right of centre with timber panelled door; plate glass fanlight; chamfered surround; blind armorial panel above. Single window at ground in bay recessed to outer right. Gabled bay advanced to outer left with projecting stone-mullioned bipartite window centred at ground; single window aligned above; surmounting ball finial.

NE (SIDE) ELEVATION: projecting gabled wing with single window centred at ground; sandstone pentice canopy; blind arrowslit aligned above. Single window in porch recessed to outer left. Lean to addition recessed to outer right.

NW (REAR) ELEVATION: single window at ground off-set to right of centre; blind elevation to lean-to addition to outer left.

SW (SIDE) ELEVATION: gabled wing slightly advanced to left with part-glazed boarded timber door centred at ground; pentice porch; single window aligned above with sandstone pentice canopy; small single window at ground in bay to outer left. Single window at ground in bay recessed to outer right.

Predominantly lying-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof; raised skews; moulded skewputts. Prominent central ridge stack with 3 linked, diagonally-set corniced sandstone flues; circular cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1998.

QUADRANT WALLS, GATEPIERS AND GATES: squared coping to tooled sandstone walls flanking entrance. Square-plan sandstone ashlar gatepiers with chamfered angles, tiered pyramidal caps; decorative iron gates.

Statement of Interest

A well-detailed lodge, built to serve the original Charterhall House - itself replaced in the later 20th century (see separate list entry). The lodge probably dates from a time when the Charterhall estate was in the ownership of Richard Trotter, noted by Rutherfurd as one of Fogo's principal landed proprietors. See separate list entries for the South Lodge and its quadrant walls, gatepiers and gates, as well as the Stable Courtyard (both designed by John Lessels).

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77773181

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