Amisfield House

1837 Classical house built in front of 1631 house, thus

doubling its thickness. All 2 storeys, on raised basement.

1837 HOUSE: polished red ashlar (basement droved); 5-bay

south front, inner 3 bays advanced and pedimented, with

narrow basement lights, inner canted window at ground (rising

from basement); other windows 12-pane sashes, architraved

above basement, with aprons and cill bands, and cornices at

ground floor. Principal entrance on short east wall, steps to

pedimented doorpiece. Angle margins. Cornice; symmetrically

placed stacks; piended roof. 1631 HOUSE: (much rebuilt:

rubble-built with ashlar dressings; openings mostly altered

and arranged irregularly, some below relieving arches, some

margined, some with moulded or chamfered reveals;

round-headed stair window, door and wide former

segmental-arched opening (now a window) on north wall; mostly

12-pane sashes; south west angle corbelled at 1st floor where

1837 house adjoins. End and axial stacks; roofs slated.