Walled Garden To Nw Of Melsetter House, Melsetter, Hoy is a Grade B listed building in the Orkney Islands local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 31 January 2002. Garden.
Walled Garden To Nw Of Melsetter House, Melsetter, Hoy
- WRENN ID
- watchful-niche-peregrine
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Orkney Islands
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 31 January 2002
- Type
- Garden
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
1898-1900 remodelling by W R Lethaby of earlier structures. Rectangular-plan walled garden formed by earlier 19th century cartshed to W and section of remodelled wall to E; N and S sides formed by former laundry (Gardener's Cottage) and Spinning Cottage respectively (see separate list descriptions).
CARTSHED: long, rectangular-plan, single storey structure with monopitch roof, aligned N/S. Coursed rubble roughly droved/stugged around openings. Stone slate roof with coped skews. Taller principal elevation facing inwards to E; formerly with 7 segmental-headed cart openings (2 to outer left now blocked with concrete blocks). Entrances to narrow N and S elevations.
REMODELLED WALL: aligned N/S; openings dressed/facing outward to E. Coursed rubble with ashlar dressings. Squared slab coping. Wall stepped up around central gateway; steps up to round-arched opening with re-used roll-moulded architrave, probably of later/late 17th century date; carved scroll projects to centre above. Small flanking window openings; 2 window openings to outer left (both original/early openings). Outline of other former openings visible to W side.
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