Gagie House

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Gagie House

Gagie House is a villa near the Scottish village of Wellbank in the Council Area Angus . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. The associated summer house is classified separately as a Category A building. Together with other external structures, both buildings also form a category A monument ensemble.

history

Since 1610, the estate was owned by the Guthrie clan . William Guthrie had Gagie House built as a permanent home in 1614 . The building history of Gagie House is poorly documented. The building was expanded in the mid to late 18th century. Various outbuildings have also been added, including the summer house built in 1762. After a fire in the 1890s, the interior was redesigned by James McLaren in 1894 . A grand piano was added around 1920. In the late 1970s, various minor revisions were made by France Smoor . After a kitchen fire in 1980, the interior had to be redesigned.

description

Gagie House is about two kilometers northwest of Wellbank. There are architectural parallels to Murroes House and Powrie Castle . Its masonry consists of rubble from sandstone . The facades are plastered with Harl , with natural stone details left out. Two towers with conical roofs protrude from the northeast facade . The windows along the façade are partly coupled and have crowns . The final roofs are covered with gray slate.

Individual evidence

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

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Coordinates: 56 ° 31 '37.2 "  N , 2 ° 53' 48.3"  W.