Gibliston House

Built circa 1820. Classical villa; symmetrical; 2 storeys

over raised basement, 3 bays, with bowed single storey over

basement bay on west; various extensions to north and to west

by Sir Robert Lorimer, Architect 1916-31. Original House is

ashlar, rock-faced at basement, rusticated to ground floor,

and polished at 1st floor. South elevation: ground floor

openings in shallow recessed segmental-arched panels;

tripartite windows with blind balustrades, central advanced

bay with pilastered doorpiece, fanlight and sidelights at

head of flight of splayed steps with screens added 1919. 1st

floor with central tripartite (blind outer lights), single

windows in outer bays. Band course over ground floor and

basement, string course between ground floor windows, cornice

and blocking course, latter raised centrally. 2 piended

dormers added 1919; symmetrically placed stacks and slate

roof. Extended to north by Sir Robert Lorimer: 3 bays to

harled north elevation: door with tall fanlight in lugged

architrave at right, bipartites to ground floor of lower,

advanced central and left bays.

Square, single storey, flat-roofed, harled study added at

north west corner 1927, simple rectangular conservatory

beyond against south wall of outhouse. Study has 2 tall

18-pane sashes to south elevation, single sash to west: single

tall stack.

2 sundials in garden.