Ford House (Midlothian)
Ford House is a villa in the Scottish town of Ford in the Midlothian Council Area . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest category A.
history
The villa was built in 1680 as the country house of Lords Lovat . In the course of the second Jacobite uprising , Bonnie Prince Charlie is said to have stayed in Ford House. A supporter of the uprisings, Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, was sentenced to death. The title of Lord Lovat was suspended and the clan's properties were confiscated. The lands of Ford House were added to surrounding properties. The villa fell into disrepair until two private individuals bought and restored it around 1960.
description
The two-story house is located on the eastern edge of the hamlet of Ford. The masonry is made of quarry stone, which is plastered with Harl . Ford House has an L-shaped floor plan. The entrance is on an octagonal tower in the corner of the building. It ends with an octagonal tent roof with a gold-plated weathercock. On both sides of the tower the wings are one axis wide. There, as on the rest of the building, lattice windows are installed. On the north wing there is still a dormer roof above the window . A plate with the year of construction is also embedded in this part of the building. There is a pigeon tower on the south side, which is three axes wide . Ford House ends with slate roofs . Fireplaces plastered with Harl protrude from the gables , which are made as a stepped gable .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Ford House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 52 '6.9 " N , 2 ° 58' 38.8" W.