Gifford's Stone House
Gifford's Stone House is a residential building in the Scottish village of West Linton in the Scottish Borders Council Area . In 1989 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
In an earlier century West Linton was a stonemasons' center. In the irregularly designed old town there are numerous stone carvings, especially from the 18th and 19th centuries. Gifford's Stone House dates from the late 19th century. In its masonry, however, a plate designed around 1660 is inserted. The artist was the local master stonemason, James Gifford . The plate, which shows him and his wife Euphemia Veitch , among others, was originally used in his private home. This was either in the same location or at least nearby. It was canceled around 1860. A fireplace from this house was moved to the Spitalhaugh House .
description
Gifford's Stone House is at the junction of Christina Howieson Close on Main Street . The masonry of the one-story building consists of embossed red sandstone with yellowish edging and corner stones . Four-part lattice windows flank the central entrance door on the long south side. Above that, two hipped dormer windows emerge from the concluding slate hipped roof . A spherical sundial on a cubic shaft on the southwest edge is probably also a work of Gifford.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Gifford's Stone House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 45 '7.9 " N , 3 ° 21' 21.1" W.