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Latitude: 54.7666 / 54°45'59"N
Longitude: -4.9517 / 4°57'6"W
OS Eastings: 210208
OS Northings: 545291
OS Grid: NX102452
Mapcode National: GBR GJ43.JL6
Mapcode Global: WH2T0.XG66
Plus Code: 9C6QQ28X+J8
Entry Name: Walled Garden And Owl Statue, Ardwell House
Listing Name: Ardwell, Ardwell House, Walled Garden Including Gardener's Cottage and Owl Statue
Listing Date: 28 January 2000
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 394036
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB46697
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200394036
Location: Stoneykirk
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Stranraer and the Rhins
Parish: Stoneykirk
Traditional County: Wigtownshire
Tagged with: Cottage Walled garden
Late 18th century. Rectangular-plan walled garden (approximately 6000sq m). Coped rubble walls enclosing site with buttressing; some red brick inner lining to inner walls. Rubble lean-to storage sheds to outer N wall. Central rubble enclosure with small pond. Timber doors to S, W and N walls.
GARDENER'S COTTAGE: single storey and attic, 3-bay, rectangular-plan gardener's cottage with rear elevation forming part of W wall. Whitewashed; overhanging eaves. Buttress off-centre to right of rear elevation, flanked to left and right by single window. Glazed lean-to entrance porch to centre of principal elevation, flanked by windows, gableted dormers to attic. Gabled side elevations blank, with garage adjoining to right. Timber-framed windows; graded purple-grey slate roof with tiled ridge; coped gablehead stacks with circular cans; cast-iron rainwater goods. Interior: not seen 1999.
OWL: Owl statue to N of walled garden (MacTaggart family emblem), carved by John Rhind 1871-2. Identical owl in woodlands garden (see Ardwell House description).
B-group with Ardwell House, East Lodge, boundary walls, gates and gatepiers. THE INVENTORY OF GARDENS AND DESIGNED LANDSCAPES is unsure of the function of the centre enclosure, J Gifford suggests a pen for animals. Killaser Burn runs to S of garden.
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