Inch glass
Inchglas , formerly Mackenzie Lodge , is a villa in the Scottish village of Crieff 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 villa was built for himself by Scottish architect Frederick Thomas Pilkington in 1854. Pilkington's father was an architect and pastor in Crieff and the house was designed to cater to business, public and private needs. It is unclear whether Pilkington Inchglas, which was just 22 years old when it was completed, was ever inhabited. It is one of his earliest works, in which numerous motifs of his later work can already be recognized. In the meantime called Mackenzie Lodge , the building now bears its original name Inchglas .
description
Inchglas is on Broich Terrace in the south of Crieff. The two-story villa is designed in a free interpretation of Scottish neo-Gothic . The round tower with a conical roof protruding to the left of the south-facing main facade is striking . Set back on the right is the entrance door, which bears the inscription "Every house is built by some man: But he who builds everything is God". The two-winged portal closes with a round arch with a window for the fighter . Along the façade, the windows are partly coupled and made with stone window posts. They partly close with round or flat segment arcs . A Celtic cross sits on the larger street-side gable .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Inchglas in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
Coordinates: 56 ° 22 ′ 12.5 " N , 3 ° 50 ′ 19.1" W.