Drumlanrig Walled Garden And Cottages, Drumlanrig Estate

Built circa 1822. Large, quadrangular walled garden with yard

to north enclosing potting sheds and outbuildings; 3

adjoining single storey cottages beyond.

Garden walls: built of brick with ashlar coping and archways

(central gate on each wall); continuous (temporary) animal

pen lean-to's now line inner walls, original lean-to potting

and boiler sheds abut outer north wall and modern animal pens

abut outer south wall; small "triumphal arch" forms west

gate; pedimented north gate with paired pilasters. Yard

enclosed by rubble-built ashlar-coped wall with square

gatepiers.

Cottages: built in (at least) 3 phases and arranged roughly

in T-plan; all have 3 bays with central door and are built of

stugged red ashlar with polished dressings; original

south-facing cottage with 16-pane glazing; other cottages

north-facing, doubled in depth probably late 19th century,

and arranged symmetrically; inner 2 bays on north elevation

advanced, with tripartites. Sash windows throughout with

small-paned glazing; coped stacks; all roof piended, with

graded slates.