Linton House
Linton House is a manor house near the Scottish village of Sauchen in the Council Area of Aberdeenshire . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
description
Linton House is isolated around 800 m southeast of Sauchen off the A944 . The manor house, built in 1835, was probably designed by the eminent Scottish architect Archibald Simpson . The two-story building is designed in the classical style. Its main facade, which is exposed to the northeast, is slightly asymmetrical. Slightly shifted to the right, a central projection emerges from the facade, which is designed in the style of a porte-cochère with arched openings. The risalit closes with a widely overhanging, gently sloping gable roof . Simple cornices crown some of the windows along the facades. The facades themselves are plastered with Harl , with granite borders being offset. On the south side of the small mansion there is a roughly U-shaped extension of lower height.
Outbuildings
The manor, also built in 1835 and probably also designed by Simpson, is located around 250 m north. Four elongated, one-story buildings with storerooms and floors enclose an elongated inner courtyard. Its south-east facing facade is symmetrical. The listed manor is classified as a Category B building.
The pigeon tower near the manor is also protected as a Category B structure. Possibly it dates from the construction of Linton House. A pyramid roof sits on its quarry stone masonry , which creates visual parallels to a bell tower.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Linton House in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Linton House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 57 ° 10 ′ 47.8 " N , 2 ° 29 ′ 22.5" W.