Raehills House

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Raehills House

Raehills House is a mansion near the Scottish village of Johnstonebridge in the Council Area Dumfries and Galloway . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists, initially in category B. It was upgraded to the highest monument category A in 1988. Furthermore, the property is listed in the Scottish Register for Landscape Gardens.

history

In the early 18th century, the Raehills lands were owned by William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale . It was inherited within the family. George Vanden-Bempde, 3rd Marquess of Annandale, commissioned the architect Alexander Stevens to build Raehills House around 1786 . After his death it passed to James Hope-Johnstone, 3rd Earl of Hopetoun . This year he commissioned the creation of the gardens and parks. The architect William Burn was responsible for the redesign and expansion around 1830 . Raehills House continues to be inherited within the family. Patrick Andrew Wentworth Hope-Johnstone, 11th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell has been the owner since 1983 .

description

Raehills House is located in northeast Dumfries and Galloway about four kilometers northwest of Johnstonebridge. Kinnel Water runs a few hundred meters to the east . Originally, Raehills House had an L-shaped floor plan, but after the extensions it is more of an elongated area. Stevens' style was based on the work of Robert Adams . Raehills House is designed with a surrounding crenellated reinforcement, which largely conceals the slate-covered roofs behind it. Edges of the building are also consisted of corner tours on various occasions . The arched portal on the south side was designed by Burns and was integrated into a three-story tower. A broad, column-supported balcony protrudes round on the south side.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b Garden and Designed Landscape - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .

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Coordinates: 55 ° 14 ′ 3.5 ″  N , 3 ° 28 ′ 25.5 ″  W.