Dovecot, Lochryan House

The property includes a dovecot, ancillary structures, and boundary walls associated with Lochryan House. The ancillary ranges, originally service buildings, date to the 1840s and a later period, with a southern range converted into a flat in 1957.

The south range has a painted, four-bay northwest elevation. A two-leaf timber glazed entrance is located in the penultimate bay to the right, with single openings in the remaining bays, some of which have been infilled. The southeast elevation features a three-light window at ground level, a two-light catslide dormer in the attic, a glazed door, and two windows linking to a lower single-story section. A flat-roofed section connects to the main house, with entrances at the re-entrant angles. The building displays a variety of glazing patterns. The north range’s southeast elevation is also painted and has three bays with glazed timber doors flanking a central window.

Courtyard ranges to the north have a southeast-facing inner elevation, featuring two square-headed openings to a two-story section, with a lean-to attached to the left of the entrance. Adjacent is a recessed section with a lean-to for storage. A central exterior stair leads to a section to the right of the entrance, which has a gabled form. A timber door and single window are at ground level to the left, while two timber entrances and a single window are located to the right. The northeastern elevation consists of a lower-height section connecting to the southeast elevation, with a recessed lean-to to the outer left of the entrance. Two two-leaf doors, forming a cartshed opening to the right, are present alongside a small square-headed window. The southwest elevation features timber doors to garages to the left and a single-story rubble-built storage building to the right. The northwest elevation is of rubble walling. A walled enclosure west of the dovecot includes a single-story and attic range with flanking lean-tos and a semi-open storage building.

The dovecot itself is a three-stage, circular structure with a conical roof and a ball finial, designed by William Ross in 1846. It has square-headed entrances at ground and first floor levels.

A sundial, gate piers, and boundary walls contribute to the site. Square-plan gate piers with cornices and pulvinated friezes, topped with painted eagles, are located to the west of the house. A sundial dated 1780 sits on the north gate pier. A balustraded screen wall extends from these piers. Further square-plan gate piers with ball finials mark the entrance driveway to the west of the house, accompanied by a partly balustraded boundary wall and flanking entrances, one of which is infilled. Low, castellated bastions are situated to the outer left and right. Double square-plan castellated gate piers define the entrance driveway to the south of the house. Additional gate piers with ball finials are found at entrance driveways to the right of the Cairnryan Old Manse (listed separately). Rubble boundary walls enclose the site. Kennels are located north of the walled garden, and a former kitchen garden is situated northwest of the house.