A restrained classical manse retains earlier masonry, formal rooms and paths that once led directly across the glebe to the parish church.
Quick facts
- Date
- 1803, incorporating earlier fabric; later nineteenth- and twentieth-century additions
- Architect / designer
- Designer not recorded
- Type
- Classical former manse and walled garden
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB12996)
- OS grid reference
- NT 64541 43284
Architecture and continuing use
The two-storey U-plan house is harled with sandstone dressings, tabbed quoins, canted dormers and a pilastered entrance. Inside are a cantilevered stair, classical fireplaces and mouldings. A rubble-walled garden and lower service wings complete the domestic group.
Its story
The house replaced an earlier manse in 1803 but incorporated parts of its predecessor. Map evidence shows the rear wings and walled garden developing during the nineteenth century. Older paths known as the Monks Walk and Ladies’ Walk preserved a direct relationship with the church.
Why it is included
Category C listing recognises a largely intact early-nineteenth-century manse with good classical detail and an unusually legible physical connection between ministry, glebe, garden and kirk.
What to notice
- Doric pilasters framing the recessed front door.
- The balanced sash-window front and canted dormers.
- Rubble garden walls and the historic route toward the churchyard.
Reading the surroundings
This is a private home. View only from lawful public space, do not enter the garden or historic paths where they cross private ground, and avoid looking through windows.
Timeline
- Before 1803 An earlier residence occupied part of the site.
- 1803 The classical replacement manse was completed.
- By 1826 Mapping indicates that the walled garden was established.
- 2007 The house and garden entered the statutory list.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The exact age of the incorporated cellar and back-hall fabric is not established, and the private interior has not been independently inspected.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: The Old Manse and Walled Garden, LB12996 — Current designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Trove designation: LB12996 — Parallel national record identity and archival context.
Location
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