Barbreck House
Barbreck House is a manor house near the Scottish village of Ardfern . It is about 1.5 km northeast of the head of Loch Craignish Bay . In 1971 Barbreck House was included in the Scottish Monuments List in the highest category A.
The building was constructed in 1790 for John Campbell, Laird of Barbreck ("Major General John Campbell"). It was then the seat of a branch of the Campbell clan , the Campbells of Barbreck and of Achanduin . The architect responsible for planning the building is not known.
description
Barbreck House has the characteristics of Georgian architecture . The central part of the front consists of ashlar stones and is set off at the edges with corner stones. Lattice windows run in three axes through the three-story building, with a two-winged entrance door framed by pillars embedded in the wall at the center of the ground floor. An ornate triangular pediment completes this part of Barbreck House. Segments with a window axis each connect symmetrically on both sides. These are plastered in the traditional Harling technique and the edges are also lifted off by corner stones. Above the ground floor, a detached decorative ribbon runs over the front. The building ends with a slate-covered hip roof . On the back there is a wing that also ends with a hipped roof. Blind walls are attached to the front on both sides. These are each decorated with three blind segment arches and are flush with the one-story outbuildings. These have arched windows, above which blind ox eyes can be found in the detached gable area . The outbuildings end with gable roofs .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Barbreck House in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Barbreck House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 56 ° 12 ′ 2.3 " N , 5 ° 29 ′ 54.3" W.