Spitalhaugh House
Spitalhaugh House is a mansion near the Scottish town of Romannobridge in the Council Area Scottish Borders . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists, initially in category B. The upgrade to the highest monument category A took place in 2010. Furthermore, it forms a monument ensemble of category B with various outer buildings.
history
Between 1313 and 1671 Spitalhaugh belonged to the lands of the Earls of Morton . In 1671 Richard Murray , brother of the politician Archibald Murray, 3rd Baronet , acquired Spitalhaugh. In the early 17th century a tower house was built on the site . Under Murray, the mansion was built in 1678, into which fragments of the defense tower were integrated. William Fergusson, 1st Baronet , spent large sums of money in the mid-19th century to develop Spitalhaugh House, which became the present-day extended Scottish Baronial mansion . Various stone carvings from the home of the regionally important James Gifford (see Gifford's Stone House ) were brought to Spitalhaugh House.
description
The mansion is isolated around one kilometer north of Romannobridge and two kilometers southeast of West Linton in a meander of Lyne Water . The masonry of the asymmetrical structure designed in the Scottish Baronial style consists of polished sandstone blocks . A four-story tower with a square floor plan in the center dominates the silhouette. On its south side, two segment-arched windows flank a statue of St. Andrew . The entrance portal on the west side is designed with a basket arch . The roofs are covered with gray slate.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Spitalhaugh House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 43 '59.3 " N , 3 ° 20' 5.3" W.