Scotston is a Grade C listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 7 May 2004. Farmhouse.

Scotston

WRENN ID
slow-keystone-wagtail
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeenshire
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
7 May 2004
Type
Farmhouse
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Earlier to mid 19th century. 2-storey, 3-bay, L-plan gabled house with Tudor details. Aberdeen bond squared rubble with droved ashlar dressings. Deep base course. Roll-moulded, Tudor-arched doorpiece with blind- traceried spandrels. Stone mullions, chamfered reveals and raked cills.

SW (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: advanced gabled bay to right of centre with bipartite window to each floor; centre bay with stone porch in re-entrant angle with steps up to part-glazed timber door, 2-pane fanlight and moulded string course giving way to stepped blocking course with blind shield and flat roof, pedimented bipartite window breaking eaves at 1st floor; bay to left with bipartite window to each floor, that to 1st floor breaking eaves into pedimented dormerhead.

SE ELEVATION: bipartite window to each floor of slightly advanced gabled bay at right and similarly-fenestrated bay to left, but with 1st floor window breaking eaves into pedimented dormerhead.

NE ELEVATION: gabled bay to centre with bipartite stair window to right and narrow light to left, blank bay to left and single storey bay projecting at right with timber door and plate glass fanlight in re-entrant angle and ancillary building (see below) adjoining.

NW ELEVATION: tall gabled bay to right with bipartite window to each floor, set-back bay to left with small window to left and window slapping to right; gabled ancillary building (see below) adjoining at outer left.

Horizontal 4-, 6- and 8-pane glazing patterns, and plate glass glazing all in timber sash and case windows, except to window slapping at NW. Ashlar ridge stacks with cans. Graded grey slates with gablet coped ashlar skews and moulded skewputts.

ANCILLARY BUILDINGS: 2 slate-roofed, rectangular-plan, gabled ancillary buildings with gablet coped ashlar skews and boarded timber doors, that adjoining house with garage door to SE.

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