Kirkdale House

Kirkdale House is a classical country house designed by architect Robert Adam and built between 1787 and 1788 for Sir Samuel Hannay. The house features a symmetrical design and is constructed from polished grey granite. It has two storeys and an attic, with single-storey blocks linking two-storey pavilions, all set over a rusticated basement, although some windows have been blocked.

The north entrance elevation showcases a central block with three bays and shallow advanced end bays. It has a boldly projecting Doric columned porch at the centre, topped with a balustraded parapet. The porch features paired monolithic granite Doric columns and a double-leaf door flanked by sidelights. To the right of the door is a heraldic plaque. The central bay has tripartite windows, while the outer bays contain single light windows set in recessed round-arched panels. There is a band course above the ground floor and at the first and second cills, along with a mutule eaves cornice. The single-storey flat-roofed wings have three bays with single light windows and a balustraded parapet. The end pavilions also feature tripartite windows, with a band course at the ground and first cills.

On the south garden elevation, the central block has a full-height projecting canted centre with a three-window bay, where both the ground and first-floor windows are architraved. A splayed flight of steps with plain cast-iron balusters leads to the centre, which has consoled pedimented glazed doors flanked by corniced windows. The outer bays have ground floor windows in arched recessed panels with consoled pediments, while the outer and central windows on the first floor are corniced. The pavilions and low wings mirror the design of the main structure. The flanks of the centre block feature Venetian windows at ground level and blind tripartite windows on the pavilion flanks. All windows are sash and case with square and small-pane glazing. The roofs of the individual blocks are piended slate, with tall corniced axial stacks and panelled doors.

The interior was not seen in 1989 and is described as flatted.

Additionally, there is a sundial located to the south of the house, featuring a granite shaft with a crude base that supports a square block dial gnomon.