Archaeology Notes

Event ID 714736

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NT46SW 12 40035 62476

NT46SW 12.00 40035 62476 House

NT46SW 12.01 40093 62556 Garden

NT46SW 12.02 40145 63460 Sheepfold (former hothouse)

(NT 40035 62476). Crichton House is a 17th century dwelling of three storeys and a garret. A very plain structure, it is L-shaped on plan, with the main block, 46 1/2' x 22 1/4', running N-S and the wing, 19 1/2' x 22', projecting W in alignment with the main S gable. From the re-entrant angle there projects a semi-octagonal tower to contain the main staircase and original entrance, now disused and bricked-up. The main block has been extended to the S. It is still occupied and in excellent repair. On the sill of a second-floor window facing S is a projection carrying a bronze sundial. RCAHMS 1929, visited 1914

Crichton House is as described.

Visited by OS (BS) 30 July 1975.