Listed Building

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Address/Name of Site

CONHEATH HOUSELB3803

Status: Designated

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Summary

Category
B
Date Added
03/08/1971
Local Authority
Dumfries And Galloway
Planning Authority
Dumfries And Galloway
Parish
Caerlaverock
NGR
NX 99741 69711
Coordinates
299741, 569711

Description

Late 18th/early 19th century, 2-storey 3-bay house with

basement; stair to garden and low north wing added 1909,

James A Morris, architect. Squared red rubble with polished

margins and dressings. Original house: east elevation:

central Roman Doric-columned semi-circular porch (? by

Morris) above flight of concentric steps; panelled door with

fanlight and sidelights, 1st floor tripartite above (inner

cill lowered to level of porch roof, iron balustrade over

latter); other windows 12-pane sashes. Base course (continued

as cill course on other elevations); 1st floor cill course;

eaves/lintel band; cornice; symmetrically placed stacks;

piended slate roof. Terrace balustrade (? by Morris) extends

to south and to north west elevation: centre bay with 3-

window bow and with curved roof, inner ground floor window

now French windows approached by flight of steps (also by

Morris) with guilloche moulded parapets; outer ground floor

windows have cast-iron balconies.

Balustraded single storey over basement addition extends

north (lower range with basement entrance in north east re-

entrant angle) moulded surrounds to series of leaded windows

in curved north wall; sundial on west wall; stack rises above

wall head of original house. Interior of original house:

hall screen has tall, thin columns; decorative cornice and

ceiling plasterwork; panelled doors in architraves.

Statement of Special Interest

NRA(S) 1275 p.13 includes an undated "account of present

state of mansion house of Conheath".

References

Bibliography

Morris drawings in SNMR 1937 plans of proposed internal

alterations held by Sutherland Dickie & Copeland, Dumfries.

About Listed Buildings

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Listing is the process that identifies, designates and provides statutory protection for buildings of special architectural or historic interest as set out in the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997.

We list buildings which are found to be of special architectural or historic interest using the selection guidance published in Designation Policy and Selection Guidance (2019)

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