Stables, Durn House, Portsoy

Later 18th century. Single storey and loft, wide 5-bay stable

and carriage house range. Rubble, ashlar dressings.

Slightly advanced and gabled centre bay with large garage

entrance slapped in ground floor. Single round-headed

keystoned loft door with blocked imposts in centre of

gable flanked by loft vents and with apex corniced bellcote.

Doorway set in segmental recess in centre of outer bay at

left (N); similar segmental entrance to carriage house

in outer bay at right (S) single loft window above.

Forestair at S gable with rubble parapet and round-headed

recessed 'goose bay' in base, leads to loft entrance in S

gable; plank door with 18th century hand-made latch with

heart-shaped bracket.

Later single storey gig house at N gable and low range of

additional stables at rear. Slate roof.

INTERIOR: 4-stalled stable accommodationl; only end

mural trevis (stall partition) survives with half round

end post and urn finial. 4 semi-circular ashlar lined

hay-hecks fronted by racks and with keystoned moulded arch;

these rise through wall to loft above where they terminate in

simple round-headed arches. Moulded plaster ceiling cornice

and centre roundel. Former harness/saddle/grooms' room

at left, carriage house at right.