Calder House is a Grade A listed building in the West Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 22 February 1971. Mansion.

Calder House

WRENN ID: blind-vestry-marsh
Grade: A
Local Planning Authority: West Lothian
Country: Scotland
Date first listed: 22 February 1971
Type: Mansion
Source: Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

16th-17th cent. mansion incorporating walls of earlier

fortalice. Trad. L-plan, main block, 3-storeys (with laigh

floors to N.) and garret. Random rubble. Gabled. Slated

roofs.

Corbie-steps and buttress at W. end; skews, oculi, corner

stones at extension to E. Rusticated chimney-heads.

N. WING: 4 storeys and laigh floor. Extended in later 17th

century with skews etc. at gable end.

ADDITIONS: Built c.1780 and in 1880. In re-entrant angle

and on W. side of Wing. INTERIOR: Greatly altered. 3

contiguous vaulted chambers in older part of 1st storey

of main block; Drawing Room (Great Hall) in floor above has

pine panelling and tall windows. Kitchen and fine

scale-and-platt stair in Wing.

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