Sanquhar, Sanquhar House
Manse (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Sanquhar, Sanquhar House
Classification Manse (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Sanquar House; Parish Manse; Manse
Canmore ID 232675
Site Number NS71SE 60
NGR NS 77573 10242
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/232675
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Sanquhar
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NS 775 102
An assessment was undertaken in August 2004 of the structures and immediate landscape surrounding Sanquhar House (NS71SE 60). The existing buildings at the house appear to have been erected in 1823-4, on what had hitherto been a greenfield site, to the design of James Thomson - the house as the manse for the nearby St Bride's Church.
A substantial mound to the E of the house appears to have been partly enhanced - steeply scarped to the W. Whether this is a partly prehistoric feature or medieval (or both) remains unclear.
Two early carved stones at the site most likely come from the medieval/post-medieval predecessor of the present church. One has a broad quirked angle roll, the other bears dog-tooth decoration of the 13th/14th century.
Archive to be deposited in the NMRS.
T Addyman 2004
NS71SE 60.00 NS 77573 10242 Manse
NS71SE 60.01 NS 77539 10223 Walled Garden
