McLure House is a restrained late-eighteenth-century dwelling whose symmetrical Main Street face conceals an L-plan created by a rear wing.
Quick facts
- Date
- Late eighteenth century
- Architect / designer
- Architect and builder not recorded in the designation
- Type
- Two-storey L-plan house
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB17108)
- OS grid reference
- NX 79789 51425
Architecture and continuing use
The three-bay, two-storey front is built of painted rubble with raised margins. Four-pane sash-and-case windows flank a central recessed doorway, while sandstone skews, corniced end stacks and a slate roof provide a carefully finished upper line. A two-storey rear wing turns the otherwise regular block into an L-plan.
Its story
The house belongs to Auchencairn’s late-eighteenth-century domestic expansion. The national record offers no named designer or documented occupant, and the building is therefore interpreted through its surviving plan, materials and contribution to the clustered historic centre.
Why it is included
It complements 31 Main Street while showing a more formally symmetrical frontage and a different rear-plan solution.
What to notice
- The evenly spaced three-bay front.
- Four-pane sash windows within raised painted margins.
- Sandstone skews and corniced stacks above the painted walls.
Reading the surroundings
McLure House is treated as a private residence. View from public ground and avoid photographing occupants or looking into windows.
Timeline
- Late eighteenth century A symmetrical house with a two-storey rear wing was built in the growing village.
- 4 November 1971 McLure House entered the statutory list.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The broad construction date derives from architectural assessment. No architect, exact year or current resident is recorded.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: McLure House, Auchencairn, LB17108 — Current designation status, official mapped location, date, fabric and significance.
- Auchencairn History Society — Local historical context and a route to community-held research about Auchencairn and the surrounding parish.
- Trove search: McLure House, Auchencairn — National collection search for site records, surveys, photographs and archive material.
Location
OS grid reference NX 79789 51425 · Location confidence: High for the current national designation point; public text separately states access, component-identity and current-use uncertainty. · Select the marker to open its satellite view in Google Maps. On desktop, drag Pegman (the yellow figure) onto a blue road. On mobile, turn on the Street View layer and tap a blue road. Other photo markers may be user-contributed.
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