Summer House

The Summer House is a mid to late 18th-century structure, likely built for Sir Lawrence Dundas. It is constructed from ashlar and coursed dressed sandstone and is designed as a distyle prostyle temple. The front elevation features two Roman Doric columns, which are flanked by two matching half-columns. These support an Ionic entablature and cornice, with a blocking above that includes a blind bas relief balustrade. The rear and sides are made of coursed dressed stone, with the exception of an ashlar pilaster, an eaves band, and flat coping on the parapet. Inside, the walls are also ashlar, and the rear wall contains a shell niche in front of which is a wooden seat with heart-shaped legs. In front of the summer house, there are two ashlar steps with moulded nosings.