Stables, Corsewall, Kirkcolm

These stables comprise two ranges built in the earlier to mid-19th century and circa 1900, forming a U-shaped courtyard. They are situated alongside the Walled Garden (listed separately) to the west.

The northern range is a rectangular carriage shed. It is built of rubble, painted on its southern side, with ashlar coped skews. The western side has an ashlar-dressed rubble ridge stack, and a small brick stack sits to the right of the eastern gable skew. It features grey slates graded to a south-facing pitch, with a cornice and moulded gutters. The southern elevation has three depressed-arched carriage openings; the left arch has been blocked and contains a window, while the remaining two arches contain double-leaf boarded doors. A gabled 2-light dormer window is positioned to the left. A stone forestair leads to the eastern gable, where a window has replaced a former doorway. A bell is suspended above on an iron frame. Several openings are present on the north elevation. The western gable incorporates part of the garden wall, which is continued in brick above, featuring a loft door leading to the garden.

The southern range, built circa 1900, is of pebble-dashed construction with brick dressings, painted to the north and east. It features keystoned segmental-arched openings and moulded cills, with multi-pane glazing in the upper panels of windows and doors. Double-leaf doors are also present, with overhanging eaves. A tall pebble-dashed wallhead stack sits to the left on the southern side. The roof is slate with terracotta ridge tiles and small ball finials on the gables.

The southern range’s north elevation has seven bays: doors are located in the penultimate bay to the right, the bay to the left of centre, and the bay to the outer right; windows are in the remaining bays. A gabled hoist door is positioned above the bay to the right of centre. A window is present on the eastern gable. The southern elevation has two windows to the left and six ventilation openings in the centre and right, some of which are blocked.

A corrugated asbestos lean-to roof connects the two ranges to the garden wall on the west, creating a link between them.

Historical maps show a U-plan block existed on this site as early as 1847. Only the northern carriage shed appeared on the OS Map of 1892-3. The southern stable range was constructed between 1893 and 1907, as shown on the OS Map of 1907.

Other notable structures at Corsewall include a bridge, dovecot, farm, house, manor house, walls and gatepiers, and the aforementioned walled garden, all of which are listed separately.