Kirkdale House
Kirkdale House is a villa near the Scottish village of Carsluith in the Council Area Dumfries and Galloway . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. The associated stables are also classified separately as Category A structures.
history
In 1532 the Hannay family , coming from Sorbie , moved to their Kirkdale estate . The builder of Kirkdale House was the businessman, chemist and politician Samuel Hannay, 3rd Baronet . He hired the Scottish architect Robert Adam to plan Kirkdale House. The work was completed in 1788. After his death in December 1790, the property fell to his son Samuel Hannay, 4th Baronet , the last of the Hannay Baronets. In 1893 a fire devastated the central part of the building. In the course of the reconstruction, modernization work was carried out.
description
The free-standing building is isolated in a sparsely populated region around three kilometers southeast of Carsluith near the shoreline of Wigtown Bay . The facades of the three-storey classical building are made of polished granite with a rusticated base. The north-facing front is three axes wide. The canopy of the central entrance area is massive with Doric columns and a balustrade . In the upper floors, triple windows are let in. The windows flanking at ground level are recessed in round-arched recesses. Belt cornices and a cornice structure the façades horizontally. The building closes with slate-covered hip roofs .
On both sides there are three axes wide, single-story wings with flat roofs , which end with two-story pavilions . Like the main building, these are designed with rusticated plinths as well as belt and cornices. Triple windows are installed.
The central illumination on the back of the building emerges in a semi-hexagonal manner . Triangular gables crown the windows on the ground floor , while simple cornices were chosen on the first floor . A fanned staircase with a simple cast iron balustrade leads up to the central door. There are Venetian windows on the side facades of the main building . The design of the wings and pavilions corresponds to that of the front.
stables
The stables are located around 400 m northwest of the villa. They were probably built around 1787 based on a design by Adam. The individual buildings form an octagon that encloses a central courtyard. This is accessible both through a gap in the building in the southeast and through a gateway leading through the center of the southern building. In addition to stables, the complex also includes wagon sheds and storage buildings. It is functionally structured with wide arched gates. The masonry of the two-story building is made of quarry stone and is partially plastered. The final gable roofs are covered with gray slate or on the south building with asbestos panels . This building was last used as living space. It is doubtful whether this is the original use, as at least the existing chimneys appear to be used later. A fire in the late 1960s destroyed the interior of this building. A separate slaughterhouse adjoining the northern building is designed with corner stones and shouldered cornices. Stylistically, it forms a link between the stables and Kirkdale Bridge .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b Information about the property ( memento of the original from July 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Sir Samuel Hannay of Mochrum and of Kirkdale, 3rd Bt. On thepeerage.com , accessed November 14, 2015.
Web links
- Internet presence of the property
- Entry on Kirkdale House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 54 ° 51 ′ 8.2 " N , 4 ° 18 ′ 53.5" W.