Auchencairn House

Originally built as 18th century 2-storey, 3-bay house now

incorporated in E wing of larger later house, extended to 5

bays and refaced circa 1860. Much larger W wing built later

19th century.

E wing: 2-storey, 5-bay with projecting gabled outer bays,

all faced in polished red sandstone circa 1860. Ground floor

windows bi-or tripartite sash and case with 2-pane plate

glass. 1st floor windows recessed within 2 thin roll-moulded architraves, sash and case with 12-pane glazing pattern;

centre bays with band course over ground, corbelled parapet

at eaves, end-bay gables flanked by square-plan pinnacles

with pyramidal caps.

W wing: circa 1875, asymmetrical 2-storey and attic house,

polished red ashlar. 3-storey square tower at SE angle,

advanced and stepped 2-storey projecting squared bay with

round-arched doorway to ground with flanking Gothic columns.

Shouldered doorway double-leaf panelled doors, incised

semi-circular blind fanlight above.

S elevation: 4-bay with SE tower to right, gabled bay to left

with 3-light square projecting window to ground. 2 centre

bays with canted projecting windows to ground, single light

windows above. To right 2 arched lights at ground flank

engaged "column" supporting canted oriel to 1st, tripartite

window to 2nd. All projecting windows with bracketted

parapets. All windows sash and case with 2 or 4-pane plate

glass glazing.

E elevation: with tower to left with projecting hexagonal

stair turret, wide gabled bay to right with 3 round-arched

windows to ground and 1st, single round-arched attic light. Corbel-brackets at eaves, steeply pitched slate roofs. Tall

octagonal stacks with decorative ceramic cans in the form of

miniature fleche.