Gourdie House

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Gourdie House is a villa near the Scottish village of Spittalfield in the Council Area Perth and Kinross . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.

history

The property has been owned by the Kinloch family since 1603 . The dates 1661 (in connection with the initials “GN / MK”) and 1674 (in connection with the initials “DK” for David Kinloch ) are found on two lintels at Gourdie House . However, it is very likely that these came from an older building and were reused in the construction of Gourdie House. The year “17 [.] 5” is considered to be the year of construction of the villa. If the inscription was initially interpreted as 1705, today the tendency is more towards 1765. However, it cannot be ruled out that fragments of a previous building from the late 17th century were integrated into the structure.

description

Gourdie House is largely isolated around two kilometers northeast of Spittalfield. The facades of the villa are plastered with Harl , with borders and corner stones made of natural stone . A front staircase leads to the entrance door of the two-story villa. The south-east exposed main facade closes with a triangular gable . Two two-story wings go off at the rear.

Individual evidence

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

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Coordinates: 56 ° 33 ′ 52.5 "  N , 3 ° 25 ′ 46.1"  W.