Pitkerro House

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Access gate next to the lodge

Pitkerro House is a mansion in the Scottish city ​​of Dundee in the council area of the same name . In 1963 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. The associated lodge is independently classified as a Category A structure. Both structures together also form a category A monument ensemble.

history

The Durham family, from nearby Monifieth , acquired the Pitkerro estate during the 16th century. The mansion is believed to have been built by James Durham in 1593. It was expanded in the middle of the 19th century. Pitkerro House later came into the hands of Archibald Campbell Douglas Dick , who in 1902 entrusted the Scottish architect Robert Lorimer with the redesign and expansion. A Catholic lay community leased the mansion , which had been vacant after the Second World War, and finally acquired it in 1974. The lodge was built in 1902 based on a design by Lorimer. It has been removed from the property and belongs to a different owner.

description

Pitkerro House is on the northeastern edge of Dundee. The two-story mansion has an L-shaped floor plan. Its facades are plastered with Harl , with natural stone details set off. A rounded stair tower emerges from the facade of the original building. The lintel of the main portal shows the monogram “IDIF” in connection with the year 1593. The roof is covered with gray slate.

The Pitkerro Lodge is on Drumsturdy Road around 600 m south of the manor house. The one-story house is designed in the style of the 17th century. Their facades are plastered with Harl and the hipped roof is covered with gray slate. The gate next to the lodge has a classicistic design. Its goal posts close with a frieze and a stylized broken triangular gable . The two-leaf cast iron gate is designed with a monogram and coat of arms.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .

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Coordinates: 56 ° 29 '32.5 "  N , 2 ° 53' 22.3"  W.