Kirkconnel House

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Kirkconnel House is a mansion near the Scottish town of New Abbey in the Council Area Dumfries and Galloway . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. Furthermore, the entrance to the gate and the former stables are independently classified as Category C structures.

history

Before 1320 the lands came into the possession of the de Kirkconnel family and passed to the Maxwell clan in the early 15th century . The nucleus of Kirkconnel House is a tower house from the 16th century. This was expanded in the course of the 17th century. The extension to today's manor house was built under James Maxwell after his return to Scotland around 1750. Maxwell died in 1762. Overall, the building history of Kirkconnel House can be divided into five phases and ends in 1823.

description

Kirkconnel House is located near the confluence of the Nith and the Solway Firth around eight kilometers south of Dumfries near the village of New Abbey. The original Tower House forms the southern end. It is three-story and has an L-shaped floor plan. The extension from the 17th century, through which the L-shape was created, overlooks the original residential tower and has a stepped gable . The cantilevered battlement was not continued on this part of the building. The quarry stone masonry is around 1.8 m thick. There is a vault on the ground floor , which is illuminated via unusual, cross-shaped loopholes.

The two-story mansion adjoins the north side. Its facades are plastered with Harl . Further parts of the building were added, so that ultimately a U-shaped floor plan was created. This includes a chapel, which is connected to the main building via a flat corridor and has since been profaned . All parts of the building close with slate-covered roofs.

Gate access

About 70 m north of Kirkconnel House, on the narrow access road, which joins the A710 in both the south-west and north , is the entrance to the manor house. It consists of four gate pillars with octagonal floor plans, which were built in the early 19th century. The two inner posts flank the access road and are larger than the outer ones, which delimit the flanking footpaths. The pillars end with cornices . The suspended gates are made of wrought iron.

stables

The former stables are located around 60 meters west of Kirkconnel House. They date from the late 18th or early 19th century. They consist of two elongated buildings separated by an access road. The masonry of the one or two-story building is made of quarry stone and is limed along the facade. Various openings lead into the interior on the east side. Twelve-part lattice windows are embedded along the facade . In the middle of the southern building sits a small roof turret that closes with a pyramid roof and was used as a pigeon tower .

Individual evidence

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

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Coordinates: 54 ° 59 ′ 47 "  N , 3 ° 35 ′ 46"  W.