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Kirkmichael House
Country House (18th Century)
Site Name Kirkmichael House
Classification Country House (18th Century)
Canmore ID 41538
Site Number NS30NW 8
NGR NS 34088 08440
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/41538
Ordnance Survey licence number AC0000807262. All rights reserved.
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Kirkmichael House: Ground floor plan
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
22/11/1996
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Kirkmichael House, NS30NW 8, Ordnance Survey index card, page number 3, Recto
Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England
c. 1958
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Interior view of Games Room. Terry Harrison Collection, copied 1993 Photograph taken in 1950s
Terry Harrison
© T Harrison
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View from South South East
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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View from North North West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Annexe, West front, sculptural panel, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
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Ground floor, entrance hall, cast-iron radiator, detail
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Ground floor, entrance hall, fireplace, detail
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Ground floor, drawing room, view from West
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17/7/1996
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Ground floor, pantry, shelving, detail
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17/7/1996
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Kirkmichael House, NS30NW 8, Ordnance Survey index card, page number 2, Verso
Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England
c. 1958
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Main entrance and loggia, view from North West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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View from North
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Ground floor, drawing room, ceiling, light fitting, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Ground floor, library, fireplace, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Basement, South East no:2 vaulted cellar, view from North East
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Basement, view of kitchen
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Kirkmichael House, NS30NW 8, Ordnance Survey index card, page number 1, Recto
Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England
c. 1958
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View from W.
Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England
1977
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Exterior view, showing miners and families at leisure Terry Harrison Collection, copied 1993 Photograph taken in 1950s
Terry Harrison
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View of older miners enjoying a pipe outside the home.
Terry Harrison
c. 1950
© T Harrison
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Distant view from South West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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North section (of main block), view from West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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West front, decorative chimney pot, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Ground floor, entrance hall, vestibule, view from South South East
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Ground floor, South sitting room, view from East
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Ground floor, South sitting room, wall, specimen light fitting, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Ground floor, drawing room, ceiling rose, detail
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17/7/1996
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Ground floor, drawing room, ceiling, light fitting, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Ground floor, library, view from North
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17/7/1996
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Ground floor, annexe, corridor, view from South
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Ground floor, annexe, classroom, view from North East
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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First floor, master bedroom, view from North West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Basement, food larder, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Basement, view of kitchen
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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SC 2422687
Kirkmichael House, NS30NW 8, Ordnance Survey index card, page number 1, Recto
Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England
c. 1958
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Distant view from South West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Main block, view from West South West
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17/7/1996
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Main block, view from West South West
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17/7/1996
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Carved wooden armorial panel (bearing the date:1619), detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Ground floor, entrance hall, fireplace, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Ground floor, panelled loggia, view from South
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Ground floor, library, fireplace, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Basement, food larder, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Basement, South East no:2 vaulted cellar, view from South West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Basement, South East no:3 vaulted cellar, view from North East
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Basement, view of kitchen
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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SC 2422690
Kirkmichael House, NS30NW 8, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto
Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England
c. 1958
© Crown Copyright: HES (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division)
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View from West North West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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North annexe, view from South West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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West front, crow stepped gables (topped by ball finials) and chimneys, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Ground floor, drawing room, view from North North West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Ground floor, drawing room, ceiling rose and light fittings, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Ground floor, library, ceiling, light fitting, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Ground floor, annexe, classroom, view from East
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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First floor, annexe, games room, view from East North East
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Second floor, billiard room, view from South East
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Second floor, billiard room, North fireplace, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Basement, wine cellar, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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View from N.
Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England
1977
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Main entrance, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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View from South South West
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17/7/1996
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View from East South East
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17/7/1996
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View from North East
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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West front, armorial plaque surmounted by decorative chimney pot, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Ground floor, loggia, internal arched doorway, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Ground floor, South sitting room, kitchen / pantry, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Ground floor, drawing room, fireplace, detail
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17/7/1996
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Ground floor, dining room, fireplace, detail
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17/7/1996
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Ground floor, annexe, cloakroom, detail
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17/7/1996
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First floor, annexe, games room, fireplace, detail
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17/7/1996
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First floor, annexe, games room, circular ventilator grill, detail
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17/7/1996
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Second floor, billiard room, view from North West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Second floor, billiard room, South fireplace, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Basement, South East no:1 vaulted cellar, view from North East
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Basement, South East no:1 vaulted cellar, fireplace, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Kirkmichael House: Basement floor plan scale 1:100 and block plan (showing dated developments) scale 1:500
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
12/1996
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View from West South West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Main entrance and loggia, view from North West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Ground floor, entrance hall, vestibule, detail
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17/7/1996
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Ground floor, entrance hall, fireplace, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Ground floor, entrance hall, fireplace, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Ground floor, dining room, view from South West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Basement, main corridor, floor, grill, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Basement, South East no:3 vaulted cellar, view from South West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Basement, view of kitchen
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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View from West South West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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View from West North West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Ground floor, entrance hall, view from North North West
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Ground floor, South sitting room, cornice, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
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Ground floor, drawing room, wall, specimen light fitting, detail
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17/7/1996
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Ground floor, drawing room, cornice, detail
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17/7/1996
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Ground floor, drawing room, ceiling rose and light fitting, detail
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17/7/1996
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Ground floor, library, view from South South East
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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Ground floor, library, ceiling, light fitting, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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First floor, annexe, games room, ventilator, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/7/1996
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First floor, landing, thin cast-iron column, detail
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17/7/1996
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Basement, South East no:1 vaulted cellar, view from South West
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17/7/1996
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- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Kirkmichael (Kyle And Carrick)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NS30NW 8.00 34088 08440
NS30NW 8.01 34271 08318 Walled Garden
NS30NW 8.02 34351 08428 Gate Piers
NS30NW 8.03 34246 08618 Gate-lodge and Gates
NS30NW 8.04 34179 08589 Stables
(NS 3409 0843) Kirkmichael House has been considerably repaired; it is mentioned by Abercrummie in 1688.
Name Book 1856; J Paterson 1852
Kirkmichael House is a modernised mansion. The early part of the house is a late 16th- or early 17th- century block, four storeys high with a circular stair-turret on the N.
Visited by OS (JD) 7 December 1955
Kirkmichael House (name confirmed) is now a residential school for boys. It is as described above.
Visited by OS (EGC) 16 September 1968
No change to the previous report.
Visited by OS (JRL) 8 August 1977
AN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY HOUSE FORMS THE CORE OF THE PRESENT MANSION.
IN VICTORIAN TIMES IT WAS ENLARGED WITH THE ADDITION OF BARONIAL STYLE KEEP (TO ONE END) AND CROW-STEPPED WINGS.
Acquired by the Ayr Division of the Miners' Welfare Fund in the early 1920s and converted into a convalescent home for men injured whilst working in the coal industry. It worked in tandem with a convalescent home for women in Troon.
NMRS REFERENCE:
Architect: Allan Stevenson & Cassells. 1922. Adds & alts for Ayrshire District Welfare Committee.
" " " 1923. Alts & adds to gate-lodge.
" " " 1925. Adds to house.
Plans: at Darley Hay Partnership, Ayr.
