Cumloden House

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Cumloden House

Cumloden House , also Cumloden Cottage , is a villa near the Scottish town of Minnigaff in the Council Area Dumfries and Galloway . In 1979 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. Furthermore, together with the Cumloden Lodge , the Garden Cottage with the gardens, the Glenmalloch Lodge and the associated stables, the gateway and the sundial, it forms a category B monument ensemble .

description

The mansion was built around 1820 for the politician and officer William Stewart , the second oldest surviving son of John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway , as a retirement home. It is isolated around one kilometer northeast of Minnigaff on the left bank of the Penkiln Burn .

The one-story building with its complex structure is designed in the neo-Gothic style. With the exception of the borders and the rusticated corner stones , the facades are plastered. The windows are partly made as pointed arch windows and partly coupled . The overhanging gables of the slate-covered gable roofs form striking points . Occasionally verandas with wooden structures emerge.

Cumloden Lodge

The Cumloden Lodge marks the southern entrance to Cumloden House. It is located around 800 m southwest of the main building and is classified as a Category C building. The one-story building dates from the early 19th century. Its masonry consists of roughly hewn quarry stone with embossed granite surrounds . The windows are partially coupled with wooden posts. The Cumloden Lodge closes with steep, slate-covered gable roofs, the gables of which are partly clad with wood. Two granite posts with a square floor plan flank the access road. They are designed with a base and cornices .

Glenmalloch Lodge

The Glenmalloch Lodge, located around 700 m northeast of Cumloden House on an access road across the Penkiln Burns, is classified as a Category B monument. It was founded in the early 19th century by the Countess von Galloway as a girls' school. On a map from the Ordnance Survey from 1849, the building is listed as the "Cumloden School". In 1894 it was called "Park Cottage" and finally in 1907 "Glenmalloch Lodge".

The masonry of the one-story building is made of quarry stone with details of red sandstone and a granite cornice . A window with a Tudor arch closes on the south facade . An arcade with six Tudor arches runs along the west facade . The overhanging slate roof is striking. A small extension with a pent roof goes off in the middle from the north side.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  3. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .

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Coordinates: 54 ° 58 ′ 43.2 "  N , 4 ° 28 ′ 27.5"  W.