Gardener's House, Walled Gardens, Raehills House is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 3 August 1971. 1 related planning application.
Gardener's House, Walled Gardens, Raehills House
- WRENN ID
- late-pediment-vermeil
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 3 August 1971
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Gardener's House, located within the walled gardens of Raehills House, was likely built around 1834, possibly by William Burn. The gardens now form a symmetrical arrangement with two walled enclosures, the northern one dating to the late 19th or early 20th century. A central courtyard is bisected by a high wall containing a basket archway. This archway abuts the front wall of a single-story cottage to the north and faces a long range of lean-to potting sheds to the south. An entrance to the western court is flanked by hoodmoulded and round-headed garden gateways and by circular ornamental "sentinel boxes". A conical-roofed, circular structure, potentially a fruit store, is situated at the southeast angle of the inner court.
The main elevations of the principal buildings are faced in red ashlar, while the remainder is mostly rubble-built, with slate roofs. The cottage has three bays and a piended porch to the court, set within the re-entrant angle of the dividing wall and supported by a single Doric column. The cottage features sash windows with a vertical glazing pattern and end stacks. Low flanking wings are present; the western wing is largely concealed within the walled garden, although it has dummy slits, while the eastern wing is adjoined by a recessed range of sheds.
The garden walls enclose each area and feature curved end walls furthest from the courtyard. The southern enclosure has high, rubble-built walls, while the northern enclosure primarily consists of brick walls with plain iron railings. A smaller, ashlar-walled enclosure is located at the south, nearest the house.
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