Insh House

Insh House is a two-story house built in 1828 by Thomas Telford, with later additions and alterations made in the late 19th century. It is oriented towards the northwest and originally had three bays, with gabled porches dating back to 1828. The exterior is constructed from harl-pointed rubble with dressed granite details. A late 19th-century lean-to porch shelters the central doorway, flanked by canted bay windows of the same period. A single-story, attic rear wing is also present. Twelve-pane glazing remains in the first-floor windows, while the remaining windows have two panes each. The roof is slate-covered, with coped end stacks.

The area’s Insh Parish was created Quoad Sacra in 1828, leading to repairs on the existing parish church and the construction of a manse (originally a Parliamentary manse). The house’s earlier function as a Church of Scotland manse is noteworthy. References can be found in the New Statistical Account of 1835 and in the publication “Scottish Parliamentary Churches and their Manses” from 1984.