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Bogra House

A Category B Listed Building in Tongland, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8763 / 54°52'34"N

Longitude: -4.0228 / 4°1'22"W

OS Eastings: 270310

OS Northings: 555374

OS Grid: NX703553

Mapcode National: GBR 0DB1.WS

Mapcode Global: WH4W5.5PNN

Plus Code: 9C6QVXGG+GV

Entry Name: Bogra House

Listing Name: Bogra House

Listing Date: 23 April 1990

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 350973

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB17116

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200350973

Location: Tongland

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Dee and Glenkens

Parish: Tongland

Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire

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Description

Circa 1920. Country house built as a fishing lodge for the
Nielson family. Asymmetrical-plan, 2-storey house with
stable/garage court to rear. Coursed rubble with contrasting
smooth polished granite dressings.
S elevation: 3-bay symmetrical entrance front, full-height
projecting square centre bay with pedimented doorpiece to
ground, double-leaf studded timber door with prominent
hinges. Above door, margined window with pointed arch
pediment, parapet to projecting bay. Flanking porch 4-light
canted window, single light window above. All windows
margined, sash and case with upper part 6-pane, lower part
single pane.
W flank with full-height projecting round tower with
corbelled parapet. E flank with 2 canted projecting windows.
Granite band course at eaves, piended and swept slate roofs,
tall polished wallhead stacks.
L-plan garage court adjoins to N in similar style and
materials. Low garage range to E with cantilevered piend
roofs. 2-storey N range with projecting centre bay with
oculus and corbelled dovecot at gablehead. All with slate
roofs.

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