Edgerston House
Edgerston House is a mansion near the Scottish village of Camptown in the Council Area Scottish Borders . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest monument category A.
history
At the site there was a tower house, probably built in the 16th century . A mansion was built there in the 17th century. Today's Edgerston House was built in the 18th century. It is partly a replica of the older building. Fragments of the original Tower House may have been integrated. Around 1790 Edgerston House was expanded on both flanks. The architect John Dobson may have provided the design for an annex on the southwest side added in 1835 . In the early 20th century, Edgerston House was redesigned and the interior redesigned.
description
The classicist Edgerston House is isolated around two kilometers southeast of Camptown. The north-facing front of the three-story mansion is nine axes wide. The two-winged main portal, which is set up in the middle of the three-axis wide central projection, is accessible via a front staircase. It is baroque in design with a rectangular window , pilasters and a final cornice . A triangular pediment crowns the risalit . The outermost axes come from the expansion around 1790 and are designed with tall Venetian windows . A three-axis-wide rounded recess emerges in the middle of the rear of the building . The edges of the building and the risalit are set off with corner stones . The final platform roof is covered with gray-green slate . Four chimneys are arranged symmetrically.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Edgerston House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 23 ′ 49.3 " N , 2 ° 29 ′ 25.2" W.