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Summary

Description

Frank Burnet & Boston of Glasgow, architects of 1911

"tower" house, addition to north wing of late 18th century,

2-storey, 3-bay house. Tower house is rectangular-plan,

with 2-storeys, with corbelled angle turrets, crow-stepped

gables and crenellated and corbelled parapet: heavily

pointed and stugged inter-locking polygonal masonry, with

polished ashlar dressings (earlier parts harled). North

elevation: low door to right with moulding above set in

splayed reveals; rectangular window over scrolled brackets;

tall, stepped 3-light stair window to left; 3 stepped windows

below; 2 12-pane sashes; 3 piended dormers. Central canted

1st floor oriel window to west gable and to single bay east

wings; latter opens onto conservatory to east, and is linked

by balustraded screen wall to gabled garden gateway;

depressed-arched opening with heraldic crest above and

grostesques. North wing has 2 1st floor windows with shaped

dormerheads above tripartite in west elevation, and conical-

roofed, low and battered turret to right; screen wall with

gateways links to former outbuilding (now a garage, with

crenellations and crow-steps) forming enclosed courtyard

to west of original house; latter has modern, broad central

porch to courtyard, and plate glass sashes; taller wing,

linking to tower house, has one broad gabled bay, and

single scrolled skewputt. Slated roofs.

Interior of tower house: wooden panelling in halls, billiard

room and music room; stairs have shaped wooden balusters,

bottom newel carved with grotesque figures; some decorative

chimney pieces and plasterwork, especially in drawing room.

Simple leaded glass panels; single painted figure beside main

door and sailing ship panel in drawing room (above main door).

Statement of Special Interest

1911 work for Wallace Fairweather of Fa'side and Mearns

castle.

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