Documents

There are no additional online documents for this record.

Summary

Description

Mid 19th century foundation with substantial remodelling in early 20th century. 2-storey, gabled, originally L-plan villa, now asymmetrical-plan. Rough harl with sandstone margins and dressings; rough harl with vermiculated honey-coloured sandstone at rear (original cottage), quartz pebble dressings; moulded string course; advanced eaves, exposed rafters.

SW (MAIN) ELEVATION: 3-bay symmetrical main block with 4th recessed entrance bay to outer left. Narrow gabled bay at centre, quartz pebble with partial harl on podium plinth; 2 windows at ground, raised vermiculated cill, shield at centre above; 3 stepped round-headed windows at 1st floor. Flanking bays with large tripartite windows at ground, timber mullions, gabled dormerheads, tripartite windows. Narrow bay recessed to outer left, door at ground, sandstone surround, keystone, timber door with upper panes.

SE ELEVATION: asymmetrical gabled block advanced to outer left, window at ground left, narrow gable abutting to right, door at ground with quartz pebble moulding, plaque with 'cead mille failte? above door, stepped hoodmould, bipartite window above; narrow bay recessed to right, quartz pebble ground floor with single window at 1st floor. Mid 19th century block to abutting to right, jerkin-headed bay, small window at ground, bracketted string course, bipartite round-headed window at 1st floor; tripartite round-headed window in single storey block to right.

NE (REAR) AND NW ELEVATIONS: asymmetrical elevations, rear showing original fabric of cottage.

12-pane and 8-pane over plate glass, plate glass timber sash and case windows. Red tiled roof with swept eaves on later remodelling, terracotta ridging; rendered and coped ridge stacks; grey slate roof with lead flashings, terracotta ridging, ridge stack with vermiculated coping on earlier work.

INTERIOR: not seen 1993.

GATEPIERS AND BOUNDARY WALL: stugged, spiralling, horn-like gatepiers, freely-modelled on quartz base. Whinstone plinth wall with droved rubble slab coping, upper balustrade wall pierced with cruciform cast-iron panels, droved slab coping (some panels now infilled with timber).

GATEPIERS (to former stable block): pair of drum piers of whinstone and sandstone with harl pointing, ashlar base; decorative sea pebble collar, rusticated graded cap.

SUNDIAL: simple die sundial of ashlar, stop-chamfered arrises, bronze gnomon and face.

Statement of Special Interest

Listed Category B primarily for the particularly unusual gatepiers. Craigrownie Cottage was built on the earliest parcel of feued land by the developer Thomas Forgin. Forgin was also resposible for the feuing of lands on which Cove Cottages, Rocklea, Seymour Lodge and Ferndean were built. The cottage dates from 1837 but was substantially remodelled in the early part of the 20th century. The boundary wall is similar to the boundary wall of Craigrownie Castle, designed by Alexander Thomson in 1850s. The stable block has been substantially altered.

References

Bibliography

About Listed Buildings

Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for designating sites and places at the national level. These designations are Scheduled monuments, Listed buildings, Inventory of gardens and designed landscapes and Inventory of historic battlefields.

We make recommendations to the Scottish Government about historic marine protected areas, and the Scottish Ministers decide whether to designate.

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)

Listed building records provide an indication of the special architectural or historic interest of the listed building which has been identified by its statutory address. The description and additional information provided are supplementary and have no legal weight.

These records are not definitive historical accounts or a complete description of the building(s). If part of a building is not described it does not mean it is not listed. The format of the listed building record has changed over time. Earlier records may be brief and some information will not have been recorded.

The legal part of the listing is the address/name of site which is known as the statutory address. Other than the name or address of a listed building, further details are provided for information purposes only. Historic Environment Scotland does not accept any liability for any loss or damage suffered as a consequence of inaccuracies in the information provided. Addresses and building names may have changed since the date of listing. Even if a number or name is missing from a listing address it will still be listed. Listing covers both the exterior and the interior and any object or structure fixed to the building. Listing also applies to buildings or structures not physically attached but which are part of the curtilage (or land) of the listed building as long as they were erected before 1 July 1948.

While Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for designating listed buildings, the planning authority is responsible for determining what is covered by the listing, including what is listed through curtilage. However, for listed buildings designated or for listings amended from 1 October 2015, legal exclusions to the listing may apply.

If part of a building is not listed, it will say that it is excluded in the statutory address and in the statement of special interest in the listed building record. The statement will use the word 'excluding' and quote the relevant section of the 1997 Act. Some earlier listed building records may use the word 'excluding', but if the Act is not quoted, the record has not been revised to reflect subsequent legislation.

Listed building consent is required for changes to a listed building which affect its character as a building of special architectural or historic interest. The relevant planning authority is the point of contact for applications for listed building consent.

Find out more about listing and our other designations at www.historicenvironment.scot/advice-and-support. You can contact us on 0131 668 8914 or at designations@hes.scot.