Dunglass House

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Dunglass House in 1818

Dunglass House was a mansion near the Scottish town of Cockburnspath in the East Lothian Council Area . The manor house has since been demolished, but various preserved outbuildings are now listed. The garden pavilion, which was classified as a monument of the highest monument category A in 1971, should be emphasized.

history

The site of Dunglass House has been the fortress of Castle of Dunglass (not to be confused with Dunglass Castle in West Dunbartonshire ), the seat of the Earls of Home , since the 14th century . After this was destroyed in 1548, reconstruction began in 1603. To this day, no remains of the fortress have survived. Construction of Dunglass House, designed by Scottish architect Richard Crichton , began in 1807 and completed in 1811. The builder was James Hall, 4th Baronet . After a devastating fire in 1947, the building was finally demolished in the late 1950s. Today there is a modern building at the site.

Garden pavilion

The structure is located on a hill about 250 m west of the Dunglass House site. A weathered stone shows the year 1712 or 1718. The architect has not survived, but due to the design it could be a work by James Smith or Alexander McGill . The classically designed pavilion has a hexagonal floor plan. The masonry is rusticated and provided with beams . This is designed with triglyphs and metopes richly ornamented with classical motifs .

Individual evidence

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

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Coordinates: 55 ° 56 ′ 18.5 "  N , 2 ° 22 ′ 31.9"  W.