Walled Garden, Arniston House

Circa 1764. Near rectangular plan walled garden. Random sandstone rubble with rubble coping to S; flat coping to remainder. Lean to brick and rubble potting sheds to exterior of N wall. Greenhouses to interior of N wall; much glass missing from greenhouse to W; glass of greenhouse to E replaced by corrugated plastic. Round arched gateway flanking greenhouses to E; early 20th century decorative ironwork gate; stugged ashlar lintel, to exterior elevation, surmounted by carved thistle datestone reading "1612"; interior elevation flanking pier walls: early 19th century; 5 vertically arranged nail head stones surmounted by carved Doric pilaster capitals with fluted and reeded pilaster tops, flanked by carved strapwork panels supporting carved masks of elephant and lion and stone urns; carved strapwork lintel with central fleur-de-lys surmounted by auricular mask. Gateway to W of N wall with earlier 19th century ironwork gate bearing the initials "RDMS"; bowed lintel with geometrically carved corner stones to exterior elevation. Gateway to centre of W wall with early 20th century ironwork gate; broached, square plan, coped gatepiers with spherical finials. Gateway to S of W wall with boarded timber gate; droved, coped, square plan gatepiers. Gateway to N of E wall: early 19th century elaborate ironwork gate including "ED" (Elizabeth Dundas) surmounted by fleur-de-lys; gatepiers swept down from walls and stepped out at base; long and short dressings; surmounted by rectangular plinths originally supporting stone urns; marble plaque dated 1916 for Colin MacTaggart to exterior. Rubble potting sheds to E of interior S wall; boarded timber door and irregular fenestration to flat roofed shed to left; shed to right blank; flanked by timber shelter. 2 20th century span glasshouses opposite potting sheds with brick walls.

LOGGIA: early 19th century, polished sandstone loggia to interior of NE corner of walled garden; 4 Doric columns supporting entablature with central segmental pediment enclosing royal cipher and flanked by carved masks; carved panels to interior, 2 thistles and one rose