Stable Block, Amisfield House

John Henderson, 1785. 2-storey U-plan court open to W, with screen-walled outbuildings detached to S. Mostly coursed conglomerate (clinkstone) rubble, with cherrycocking, but ashlar to N frontage. Cornice.

N FRONTAGE: 5-bay classical blind arcade, symmetrical keystoned arches with thermal openings at upper level. Centre bay advanced, pedimented and rusticated.

E FRONTAGE: 6-bay plain arcade of blind keystoned arches, continued in 4 further bays in screen wall to S.

COURTYARD: N side symmetrical, coachhouse and loft, with 5 fine segmental arches, keyblocks and impost bands, loft windows above. Rest of courtyard irregular, probably stables, stores and bothies, with several plain door and window openings, foreshortened to 1st floor.

S ELEVATION: plain 4-bay. 4 windows to 1st floor, 2 to ground plus

2 arched doorways accessing vaulted cellars. 2 arches to E link to screen walls over walkway.

OUTBUILDINGS: line of disused vaulted stores and kennels (?), arched doorways, fronted to N by walled enclosures and backing to S elevation onto screen walls with 6 blind arches (originally 7?).

Little fenestration surviving but appears to have been timber sash and case, 12- and 6-pane.

Roofs piended, in graded grey slate. Stacks irregular with 3 to S block. 1 to E block, in harled brick (probably replacements), few plain cans surviving.