1 Arthurstone Gardens, Walled Garden, Arthurstone House is a Grade B listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. Walled garden. 3 related planning applications.
1 Arthurstone Gardens, Walled Garden, Arthurstone House
- WRENN ID
- stark-roof-stoat
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 5 October 1971
- Type
- Walled garden
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Circa 1800 with earlier stone fragments. Large, rectangular walled garden incorporating distinctive, slightly curved house with 4-storey tower and greenhouse to NE corner (1 Arthurstone Gardens) and inset decorative timber summerhouse to N wall. Rubble with smooth margins. Incorporates some older stone work and artefacts, possibly from the 13th century Cistercian Abbey at Coupar Angus.
WALLED GARDEN: tall, coped rubble wall. Elliptical-arched opening to S, some rectangular openings; that to W wall with elaborate inset Corinthian pilasters and dentilled cornice. 2-storey, piended roof building to NW with rectangular and round window openings. Wall to NW incorporating moulded doorway, carved pediments and other stonework.
SUMMERHOUSE: timber summerhouse inset into semi-elliptical stone arch at N wall with Gothic detailing. Central part-glazed door; flanking side lights. Bays separated by engaged barley-sugar columns. Dentilled frieze. Tympanum with carved timber floriated gothic glazed panels. Flanked by truncated Ionic capitals from Coupar Angus Cistercian abbey.
1 ARTHURSTONE GARDENS: situated to NE corner. Single storey, curved lean-to house facing NE with central, tall 4-stage octagonal crenellated tower and external stone stair to left. Wall to rear with single storey greenhouse with advanced, pedimented porch. Prominent, barley-sugar twist ridge chimney cans. Segmental-arched doorway to tower with timber entrance door. Tower with blind bullseye windows to top stage.
Predominantly replacement, multi-pane windows. Grey slates. Gable stacks.
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