Ecclesiamagirdle House

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Ecclesiamagirdle House , also Ecclesmagirdle House , is a mansion near the Scottish village of Bridge of Earn in the Council Area Perth and Kinross . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. The associated pigeon house is classified separately as a Category A structure.

history

In the 12th century the land was owned by Lindores Abbey . With the Reformation and the secularization of ecclesiastical property, Eglismagirdill passed to David Leslie . This sold the property to William Halyburton . King Charles I confirmed the lease to a Lord Carmichael in 1629 . He probably had the Ecclesiamagirdle House, completed in 1648, built. The west wing was added during the 19th century.

description

Ecclesiamagirdle House is isolated around 2.5 km southwest of the Bridge of Earn. It is a typical 17th century fortified laird house . The two-story quarry stone building has a T-shaped floor plan. At the foot of the three-story tower is the entrance portal framed in relief with flanking small Ionic columns. The dormer windows date from the 19th century. The final roof is designed with stepped gables .

Pigeon house

The pigeon tower stands directly southeast of the manor house. The small cylindrical tower was probably built in 1648. It has an outside diameter of 1.85 m and an inside diameter of 90 cm. On the west side a door leads into the interior of the quarry stone masonry. 205 nesting boxes are lined up there.

Individual evidence

  1. a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  3. a b Entry on Ecclesiamagirdle House  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  4. Entry on Pigeon Tower  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)

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Coordinates: 56 ° 19 ′ 53.4 "  N , 3 ° 26 ′ 41.8"  W.