Walled Garden, Candacraig House

Probably 18th century origin, various later additions including 19th century summer house. Good early walled garden, partly crowstepped, retaining fine gates (see Notes) and well-detailed Gothick summer house. Sited to NE of house on ground falling to SE. Approximately rectangular-plan garden with V-plan S end and dividing wall running E-W, N end sub-divided with path running N-S. Coped, snecked rubble walls.

FURTHER DESCRIPTION: square-plan, coped ashlar pond with centre pier to N garden.

ENGINE HOUSE (SUMMER HOUSE): slated rubble, single storey over raised basement, single bay, former summer house to W boundary of S garden, incorporating bowed projection to W (outside garden wall), decoratively-astragalled pointed arch windows and ashlar ridge stack.

INTERIOR: moulded cornices to coomed ceiling and horseshoe grate in timber fire surround.

GATEPIERS AND GATES: reduced square-section ashlar gatepiers with moulded cornices and large ball finials. 2-leaf decorative ironwork gates. Further gates to dividing wall, 2-leaf ironwork with elaborate detail of intertwined vine leaves and grapes (see Notes).