Building record MAB39952 - EASTER CLUNE HOUSE

Small mansion house built by Alexander Irvine who took possession of the property circa 1713.

Small mansion house built by Alexander Irvine who took possession of the property circa 1713. Dated A I and M S 1719 over the door behind roof of modern porch. It is a single storey and attic, 3-bay, rectangular-plan traditional early 18th century house with 20th century additions and alterations forming a T-plan. Built of lime-harled granite rubble, it has chamfered reveals and polished sandstone margins to the addition. The roof is of purple-grey slate with tiles and stone ridges, stone skews with simple skewputts and cast-iron rainwater goods. To the left of the south wall of the house is a granite cheese press. The boundary walls to the southeast of the house are of random granite rubble, with a vertical section of castle wall. The 1st edition map shows, to the west of the mansion an enclosure, on the west side of which is a further range of buildings: none of these are shown on the 2nd edition map.

Period Notes
Built c1713; date stone 1719.19th century dormers. New three-storey wing added 1988. Listed 16/04/1971.

GRAHAM, C, 2014, STALWART FOLK OF BIRSE. IN PRESS AND JOURNAL YL 19/07/14 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2647.

SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, BIRSE 24 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.

Record last edited

Feb 22 2023 2:36PM