Ashiestiel House

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Ashiestiel House , also Ashiesteel House , is a villa near the Scottish town of Ashiestiel in the Council Area Scottish Borders . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.

history

In 1588, Thomas Ker of Ferniehurst owned the lands of Echesteile . Ashiestiel House was built in its current dimensions in at least four construction phases. The nucleus was a building erected around 1660, which was about 13 m × 7 m. Between 1804 and 1812 the writer Walter Scott lived in Ashiestiel House.

description

Ashiestiel House is on the right bank of the Tweed on the western edge of Ashiestiel. The two-storey villa is built into a gentle slope so that the basement is exposed on the north side, facing the Tweed. While the overall picture stylistically points to the 19th century, most of the building parts come from two construction phases in the 18th century. The oldest fragments can be identified due to their greater wall thickness on the northeast side. Although the gables come from different construction phases, they are designed as uniform, stepped gables . This suggests that they were added to all gables during the 18th century. The dormers were also probably added at this stage. The facades of Ashiestiel House are plastered with Harl . An ornamented open fireplace is to be highlighted in the interior.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b Entry on Ashiestiel House  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)

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Coordinates: 55 ° 36 ′ 23.7 "  N , 2 ° 54 ′ 20.2"  W.