Glencaird
Architectural Fragment(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Glencaird
Classification Architectural Fragment(S) (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) 'Old House Of Eschonchan'; Glencaird House Policies
Canmore ID 63001
Site Number NX37NE 5.01
NGR NX 366 790
NGR Description NX c. 366 790
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/63001
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Minnigaff
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX37NE 5.01 c. 366 790
Built into the front gables of the house, near the apex, are two carved stones said to have come from the old house of Eschonchan. One is 1694 datestone and the other an apparently 16th century heraldic stone.
M Harper 1908; RCAHMS 1914, visited 1911.