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Summary

Description

Late 16th or early 17th century L-plan tower-house; 3 storeys

and attics. Random rubble walling with roughly squared

quoins, and slate roofs. A 2-storey mid 17th-century (1655)

addition formerly adjoined W gable, demolished circa 1850;

single-storey 19th-century rubble-built steading abuts jamb

to S.

Access to the tower is by depressed-arch doorway in

re-entrant angle; above rises stair-turret supported on

roughly cut rows of corbels. This rises to full-height, being

further corbelled out at 2nd floor resting on 4 bull-nosed

corbels. Cat-slide turret-roof incorporated into main roof.

The windows to the 1st floor hall probably mid 17th-century

enlargements with roll-moulded jambs. Otherwise window and

door openings with bull-nosed chamfering. To N-elevation 2

1st floor windows with restored roll-moulded jambs. Below

easternmost 1st floor window to S an inserted stone dated

1655 and inscribed WG MH (William Gordon, Mary Hope) pierced

by a circular hole has been resited from W addition.The gable

line of this wing abutting the main tower can clearly be

seen, along with a blocked communicating door to 1st floor.

Interior: stone barrel-vaulted cellars to ground floor, wheel

stair occupies whole of jamb to 1st floor level. Remains of

fine 17th-century timber panelling to hall, part of Ionic

pilaster flanking fireplace and some cornice details survive.

Turret stair gives access to upper floors, timber joists and

boards in poor condition. The newel-posts of both stairs have

collapsed.

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