Sea Park House And Walled Garden, Kinloss

Sea Park House is a circa 1800 house, with significant alterations and additions dating from circa 1830-40 and further additions in the mid to later 19th century. The main part of the house is a two-storey, three-bay structure. Single-storey, single-bay wings flank the main block, along with a crenellated, octagonal turret-like addition and a later eastern wing, fronted by a substantial conservatory of two builds. The construction is of tooled ashlar, with some harl and pointed rubble, and tooled ashlar margins and dressings. A square crenellated porch with angle pilasters fronts the centre entrance, which is flanked by tripartite windows (likely widened circa 1830) featuring moulded mullions. Similar windows are found in the single-storey outer bays. The windows have horizontal, leaded, diamond glazing. Earlier 19th-century end stacks feature three coped octagonal flues to each, with rear coped stacks. Crenellated wallheads and piended slate roofs complete the architectural details. Later 19th-century additions are visible at the rear.

The walled garden, located to the rear of the house, is enclosed by coped rubble walls and includes a large lean-to greenhouse against the south-facing wall, although the greenhouse is in poor condition.

The site, originally known as Eunies Crook, was granted to William Ellison and Janet Niven in 1574 by the Abbot of Kinloss. It remained in the Ellison family until 1800, subsequently passing to James Rose and then, in 1829, to Frederick Suter. In 1838, John Dunbar, who had made his fortune in shipping, purchased the property and enlarged the house. Following his death in 1845, he left the property to his sister, Phoebe Dunbar, who had married Edward Dunbar. The house and gardens were further developed during the Dunbar ownership, and a small museum and an organ were installed. The house is now divided into flats.