Mains Of Edingight

Mains of Edingight is a house dated 1559 and 1681, incorporating earlier fabric, facing south. The house is composed of two two-storey blocks, the main block at the east with an irregularly arranged five-bay facade that has been significantly altered. The earlier, lower block is set back at the west gable of the main house and has two ground floor and three small first-floor windows set below the eaves. The walls are now covered in modern harl, although some ashlar margins are visible. Entrances are located centrally at the rear of both blocks, with the main entrance in a projecting two-storey gabled porch, which contains a narrow doorway. Above the doorway is an armorial (approximately dating to 1950) bearing the date 1559. A centrally positioned garden door is present on the main south front, alongside a small blocked window with chamfered margins to the right and modern bipartites in the outer ground floor bays. Enlarged first-floor windows are located in the outer bays. Multi-pane glazing is present throughout. Cavetto skewputs are located at the northwest and southeast corners, featuring carved masks, and at the southwest corner, Innes stars. End stacks support slate roofs.

The ground floor drawing-room on the east side has been modernised and contains a re-set long carved stone lintel dated 1681, featuring initials, an armorial, and decorative floral details.

An attached screen wall extends eastwards, incorporating archways leading to a service cottage and the garden. This wall is set with armorials dated 1928 and 1963.

The house was formerly the home of the Innes of Edingight family. John, the first Laird, obtained the lands of Edingight in 1559 from Kinloss Abbey. John, the fifth Laird, is believed to have constructed the original L-shaped house in 1681, with the wings of which have since been demolished, though they are visible in a 19th-century topographical painting owned by the current owner. The 1681 lintel is carved with the initials II for John Innes and IH for Isobel Hamilton, his second wife.

A mid-19th century mansion, Edingight House, stood nearby but was demolished around 1970, and the former Mains was subsequently renamed Edingight House. Modern armorials have been added to commemorate the marriages of the current owner and his parents. A service cottage and farm steading, including a large but altered barn, are not included in the listing.