Granton House
Granton House is a villa near the Scottish town of Moffat in the Council Area Dumfries and Galloway . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
description
The free-standing building is isolated in a sparsely populated region around five kilometers north of Moffat off the Annan . Walter Newall is believed to be the architect of the villa, which was built in the 1830s . The two-story building in the Greek Revival style is symmetrical. The masonry consists of quarry stone , which was cut into blocks and built into layers of masonry .
The east-facing front is five axes wide. The massive, central entrance portal is accessible via a front staircase with square posts. The deeply recessed portal closes with a fighter window . With the exception of the north facade, the windows are usually crowned by cornices . Triple windows are installed on the south side, which is three axes wide . A cornice runs around. Triangular gables close the facades. The raised tower that protrudes in the middle from the slate-covered hipped roof is striking . Its final gable roof is also designed with a triangular gable.
Granton House was used as a hotel in the meantime. After a fire in 1997 it is now only preserved as a ruin. The following year it was placed on the Register of Listed Buildings at Risk in Scotland. After the structural fabric had deteriorated, the villa was classified in 2014 as a ruin with a high risk of deterioration.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Entry on Granton House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 22 ′ 28.1 " N , 3 ° 27 ′ 43.2" W.