Aberdour House

Dated 1740. Austere 3-storey, 7-bay mansion linked by curved single storey quadrants to rear 2-storey, 3-bay wings forming

rear U-plan court; rear (N) court closed by range of single

storey outbuildings. All harled with tooled granite and

tooled ashlar sandstone margins and dressings.

S facing main front of mansion with slightly advanced, gabled

and finialled centre bay with pedimented entrance masked by

mid 19th century, flat roofed porch; corniced 1st floor

window above decorative carved mock keystone to lintel;

octagonal blind oculus in gablet. Regular fenestration with

narrow windows, longer in 1st floor and small in 2nd floor;

regular 2-bay fenestration in gables, some blind windows.

2-, 4- and 6-pane glazing. Crowstepped gables; coped end and

gabled rear wallhead stacks; slate roof.

Low single storey curved quadrants, each with 2 small windows

in SE and SE elevations, link main house with mirrored

symmetrical 2-storey and dormerless attic wings, each of 3

wide bays with regular fenestration in outer and courtyard

elevations. Centre door blocked as window in E range; mainly

4- and 12-pane glazing. Flat skews; end stacks; slate roofs.

Later curved single storey lean-to corridor links central

mansion and outer wings at N, marred by intrusion of modern

garage extension.

INTERIOR: centre entrance/stairhall with original staircase

rising full-height; turned wooden balusters; shallow carved

scroll pattern on outer face.

Ground floor dining room at E with buffet recess; 1st floor

drawing room. Other than staircase few original features

survive; early 19th century panelled doors, window shutters;

later chimneypieces.

GATEPIERS: house approached from N and separated from former

stables (E, dated 1795) and steading at W by rubble wall with

simple square gatepiers flanking entrance.