Old Place of Monreith
Old Place of Monreith , also Dowies House , is a tower house near the Scottish town of Port William in the Council Area Dumfries and Galloway . In 1972 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
The tower was built in the early 17th century, probably around 1600. He was among the possessions of the clan Maxwell and was temporarily headquarters of Maxwell baronet of Monreith that the in the 1790s mansion Monreith House who built. After William Maxwell had acquired Myrton Castle in 1683, the ancestral home was moved there. At the beginning of the 19th century at the latest, the roof of the uninhabited defense tower collapsed. By the end of the century, the Tower House was repaired, but various architectural details were lost. In 1983 the building was restored.
description
Old Place of Monreith is isolated around four kilometers east of Port William. The three-story structure consists of an elongated building with wings extending from both sides, and thus has an unusual floor plan for a tower house. However, it originally had an L-shaped floor plan that was expanded over the centuries. The details that were largely lost in the course of the renovation in the 19th century include the entrance portal in the inner corner of the building as well as parts of the final reinforcement. The quarry stone masonry was plastered with Harl , which means that many details are no longer visible today. Doors and windows are all newer.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b Entry on Old Place of Monreith in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Old Place of Monreith in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 54 ° 45 ′ 21.2 ″ N , 4 ° 31 ′ 1.5 ″ W.