Balmae Gardens
Building(S) (Period Unassigned), Walled Garden (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Balmae Gardens
Classification Building(S) (Period Unassigned), Walled Garden (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Balmae House
Canmore ID 236063
Site Number NX64SE 43.01
NGR NX 6858 4480
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/236063
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Kirkcudbright
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Stewartry
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX64SE 43.01 6858 4480
There is a walled garden in the former policies to the SE of Balmae House, with a cottage (NX 6866 4480) along its NE wall and another building along its N wall (NX 6849 4485). The cottage (KTA02 23), named Balmae Gardens Cottage, and the garden (KTA02 22) are shown on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Kirkcudbrightshire 1854, sheet 54), which also depicts a drain or lade entering the garden from the N (NX 6857 4480), presumably providing a supply of water. The northern building incorporates a garage and adjacent offices (KTA02 21) and does not appear on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map (Kirkcudbrightshire 1896, sheet lxviii N.W.), and postdates it. On the date of visit the walled garden was very overgrown. Balmae Garden Cottage was still roofed, but derelict, and the garage and offices on the N of the walled garden have been reduced to roofless shells.
(KTA02 21-3)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 26 November 2002
