Pitcon House and Walled Garden, Dalry
Description: Pitcon House and Walled Garden
Category: B
Date Listed: 14 April 1971
Historic Scotland Building ID: 1251
OS Grid Coordinates: 229879, 650628
Latitude/Longitude: 55.7191, -4.7099
Location: Dalry, North Ayrshire KA24 5JP
Locality: Dalry
County: North Ayrshire
Country: Scotland
Postcode: KA24 5JP
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Listing Text
Late 18th century. 2 storeys, 3 bays. Symmetrical country
house with later additions. Roughly coursed rubble with
polished margins and rusticated quoins. Central pedimented
bay, slightly advanced, with door and flanking side lights.
12-pane sashwindows throughout, that over door with apron
panel. Tall 'Y'-traceried pointed-arched stair window to
rear rising into pediment. Eaves course and cornice to all
elevations. 2 symmetrically-placed stacks and piended
platform roof. Recessed early 20th century 2-storey, 3-bay
extension to left is rubble-built with ashlar margins and
rusticated quoins; piended wall-head gables to 1st floor
windows. Eaves course, cornice and piended slate roof.
Interior with good pine panelling and curved cantilevered
stair. Walled garden to the east is late 18th century.
Various inserted datestones and marriage lintels from an
earlier house on the site.
References:
Pont "Cunninghame" p. 356.
Notes:
Pont "Cunninghame" p. 356.
Source: Historic Scotland
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