Birseside (Former Birse Manse)

Earlier 18th century; 1790s E wing at right angles; 1834 2-storey, 2-bay wing and porch to S. 2-storey and attic, 3-bay, rectangular-plan manse. Harled with granite dressings. Base course, projecting cills and strip quoins to 1834 additions.

S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: asymmetrical; 3-bay earlier 18th century block, window to 1st floor of bay to left, timber bipartite dormer to attic above. Centre and right bays obscured by 2-storey, 2-bay 1834 additions advanced, regular fenestration surmounted by block-pediment, 2 blind windows to left return at ground and 1st floors, flanked to left by window at 1st floor, porch with eaves blocking course to re-entrant angle to left, panelled timber door, window to left return. Gabled 2-storey 1790 wing adjoining earlier 18th century block to outer right with window off-centre to right of ground and 1st floor.

E ELEVATION: earlier 18th century block obscured by 1790 addition, irregular fenestration to ground and 1st floors, walled garden adjoining to left and right.

N ELEVATION: asymmetrical; earlier 18th century 3-bay with 1790 bay adjoining to left; lean-to porch to centre of ground floor with door to right and window to left, window to right return, window flanking to outer right; decorative stair window near-centre of 1st floor, flanked to left by small window and to right by 2 windows.

W ELEVATION: gabled; blank.

Graded grey slate roof with stone ridge. Stone skews with simple skewputts. Harled, coped gablehead and ridge stacks with octagonal cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen 1999.

WALLED GARDEN: near-rectangular-plan walled garden adjoining house to E. Rubble walls with rubble coping; boarded timber gates to W and S; walls swept up behind replacement lean-to glasshouse to centre of N wall.

Pictish stone built into garden wall.