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Creetown, Barholm House

Country House (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Creetown, Barholm House

Classification Country House (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Barholm House Policies

Canmore ID 63319

Site Number NX45NE 24

NGR NX 4715 5915

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Dumfries And Galloway
  • Parish Kirkmabreck
  • Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
  • Former District Wigtown
  • Former County Kirkcudbrightshire

Archaeology Notes

NX45NE 24 4715 5915

Barholm: Built 1790.

Name Book 1850

Demolished c.1958 Modern bungalow on site.

Visited by OS (WDT) 3 December 1969.

Architecture Notes

See also:

NX45NE 63 NX 47078 59320 Creetown, Wickham Place (formerly Barholm House, stables)

NMRS REFERENCE:

Demolished c.1958.

ARCHITECT: Wm Adam design in Vit. Scott.

Full plans of house and some estate plans purchased by NMRS in January 1978 at Sotheby's

EXTERNAL REFERENCE:

Robert Adam designs in Soane Museum, London and 'Balhazy' Vol. 30, Nos 112-118.

BARHOLM HOUSE DRAWINGS

A small collection of drawings for Barholm House including designs by Robert Adam 1789; the associated working drawings and designs for stables and estate buildings by unidentified architects.

(Undated) information in NMRS.

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