Kirkside House Gatepiers

Kirkside House Gatepiers

Location

1mile south of St.Cyrus on A92
St Cyrus

OS Map Reference

NO 736 641

Description

Probably early 19th century. Four ashlar piers, inner piers with eagle finials, outer pair with acorns (according to LBR but they look more like cones to me). category c listed. piers also bear armorial decorations.

Related Information

Site of manor/ mansion. The old house is late17th/early 18thC of plain construction. The new house was built at right angles to the old one in early 19thC with a SW facing front. It is two-storey and basement; 3-window droved ashlar and a curved and arched stair leading to a Roman doric columned and pedimented doorpiece with flanking windows, pilastered Venetians. The new NW wing is early 20thC, again 2-storey and basement with a serpentine SW bow gable, tripartite at ground floor, and a single light at first. The interior is good with woodwork executed by Nathaniel Grieve. Alterations were done in 1928. To the SW is a small square early 19thC dovecot of harled rubble with a rat course and pinded roof.

Era

1800s

Information Source

Listed Building Record and Aberdeenshire Sites and Monuments Record

Categories

Iconography

  • bird
  • eagle
  • heraldic motifs
  • plant

Photographer

  • Martin Sim

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