Kilslevan House

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Kilslevan House , also Kilsleven House or Kilchoman Manse , is a rectory in Bruichladdich, Scotland, on the Hebridean island of Islay . It is located about 600 m north of Port Charlotte and 2 km south of Bruichladdich directly west of the A847 that connects Portnahaven with Bridgend . The building is available to the pastor of St Kiaran's Church, about 300 m to the north . On August 28, 1980, Kilslevan House was added to the Scottish List of Monuments in Category C.

description

Kilslevan House was built around 1845 and has typical architectural features of the waning Georgian era . The building, originally called Kilchoman Free Church Manse , is built on two floors and ends with a slate-covered gable roof . The entrance door is embedded in the center of the front and is symmetrically surrounded by five lattice windows. Opposite the entrance area, a short, two-story wing with a gable roof faces west. The building is plastered using the traditional Harling technique. In 1929 the rectory was renamed the Church of Scotland Manse .

Individual evidence

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

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Coordinates: 55 ° 44'52.8 "  N , 6 ° 22'27.9"  W.