William Burn’s former manse survives with unusually rich service and garden structures, including decorative dovecot openings in the stable block.
Quick facts
- Date
- 1820
- Architect / designer
- William Burn
- Type
- Former manse with stable block, walls, gate piers and walled garden
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB6643)
- OS grid reference
- NS 94223 46152
Architecture and continuing use
The irregular three-bay sandstone house has a segmental entrance, canted window and piended slate roof. Inside, the national survey recorded encaustic tiles, a stone stair with cast-iron balusters and surviving joinery. An L-plan stable, curtain and retaining walls, gate piers and a ruinous walled garden make the designation an estate-like domestic ensemble.
Its story
Built in 1820 as the parish manse, Glebe House belongs to the same concentrated period of William Burn commissions as Carstairs House and Mains. Later additions and replacement windows changed parts of the house. Listing was expanded in 1994 to recognise the importance of the associated stable, boundaries and garden.
Why it is included
Category B listing recognises a substantial former manse by William Burn and the unusually complete working landscape that supported it.
What to notice
- The segmental entrance and diagonal-buttressed porch.
- Decorative dovecot flight holes in the stable block.
- Gate piers, walls and the outline of the walled garden.
Reading the surroundings
Treat the house, stable, garden and paddock as private. Observe only from lawful public space and do not enter drives, outbuildings or ruinous garden structures.
Timeline
- 1820 William Burn designed a new manse for Carstairs parish.
- later 19th–20th centuries Additions and replacement windows altered parts of the ensemble.
- 1994 The listed entry formally included the stable, walls, gate piers and garden.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
Current use and internal condition have not been independently confirmed. The walled garden was already described as ruinous in the official survey.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Glebe House, LB6643 — Current designation status, official mapped location, date, fabric and significance.
- Trove designation: LB6643 — Parallel national designation identity and archival context.
- British Listed Buildings: Glebe House, Carstairs — Accessible detailed record for the house, stable block, walls, gates and walled garden.
Location
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