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Orchard Cottage And Dovecot, Bowmont Street, Kelso

A Category B Listed Building in Kelso, Scottish Borders

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.6032 / 55°36'11"N

Longitude: -2.4413 / 2°26'28"W

OS Eastings: 372293

OS Northings: 634484

OS Grid: NT722344

Mapcode National: GBR C3DN.87

Mapcode Global: WH8XZ.GFQC

Plus Code: 9C7VJH35+7F

Entry Name: Orchard Cottage And Dovecot, Bowmont Street, Kelso

Listing Name: Bowmont Street Orchard House, Orchard Cottage, and Dovecot

Listing Date: 16 March 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 380351

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB35711

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200380351

Location: Kelso

County: Scottish Borders

Town: Kelso

Electoral Ward: Kelso and District

Traditional County: Roxburghshire

Tagged with: Architectural structure

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Description

C.1825, 2 storey and basement, 3 bay classical villa, centre
bay slightly advanced with garlanded block pediment over.
Centre door approached by steps over area has panelled
pilastered door-piece; ashlar front with rusticated angle
quoins at ground floor and panelled angle margins above 1st
floor cill-course. Ground floor windows have panelled
pilastered surrounds, 1st floor windows have plain
architraves. Cornice at wall-head, blocking course,
rendered stacks at flanks, piended slated roof.
Orchard Cottage: single storey 3 bay wing to east,
attached to Orchard House to west, centre foor. slated roof,
roof, piended to east.
Dovecot: presumably earlier 19th century, square plan, gabled
to north and south with low pitched roof; door in south wall
with triangular headed inset above containing 3 flight holes.

Statement of Interest

Shown on Wood's Map as belonging to the Duke of Roxburghe

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