Gowanbank
Gowanbank is a working farm near the Scottish town of Avonbridge in the West Lothian Council Area . In 1982 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
The original homestead was built around 1820. After the architect James Gowans took over the facility from his father in 1842, he began redesigning the simple structure. Gowans also added more outbuildings by 1862. The facility was restored in the 1990s.
description
The homestead is isolated on the northwest boundary of West Lothian about one kilometer southeast of Avonbridge. Gowans expanded the originally elongated farmhouse into a building with a roughly U-shaped floor plan. The two-story house is made of quarry stone , past the building edges and openings are set off with granite, which was also used for the cornices . The original building is two axes wide. A three-axis extension from 1862 is designed with three distinctive and steep dormers . As with the outer buildings, the farmhouse is also covered with slate.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Gowanbank in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Gowanbank in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
Coordinates: 55 ° 55 ′ 20.1 ″ N , 3 ° 44 ′ 12.1 ″ W.