Building record MAB6622 - LEUCHARS HOUSE

Early-19th century 2-storey L-plan house, built in circa 1845 in the style of Thomas Mackenzie by Mackenzie and Matthews, possibly on the site of an earlier manor.

Early-19th century 2-storey L-plan house, built in circa 1845 in the style of Thomas Mackenzie by Mackenzie and Matthews, possibly on the site of an earlier manor. After a fire in 1948-9, J and W Wittet rebuilt the house to its original style. It is constructed from rubble, with ashlar dressings. There is a lower, 2-storey, piended roofed wing, and a projecting, gabled East wing, with triple round headed windows above a bay window. A large new block was added in the mid-19th century. The entrance in the re-entrant angle is within a single-storey, square-plan, corniced and parapeted porch, with a ball finial at the South. To the West of the porch is a trellised veranda. There is a date stone of 1583 with the initials 'I M' and an armorial shield built into the West part of the rear block. There is a rectangular projecting 3-light ground floor window in an advanced gable at the right, with a round-headed tripartite above. An additional entrance is in the re-entrant angle of the rear and front buildings. There are tall clustered stacks and slate roofs. The jambs to the porch and windows from the mid-19th century block are ashlar monoliths from Clashach (Hopeman) quarry. There is an early 17th century pedestal sundial of polished ashlar, with an armorial and re-used caryatid base. A dovecote (NJ26SE0001), circa 90 metres to the North-East, is of a similar date to the armorial panel.

Period Notes
Built in circa 1845, but incorporating parts of much older house. There is a date stone inscribed 1583, and a 17th century sundial. The house was rebuilt in 1948-9 after a fire. Both the house and sundial were designated on 20/08/1981.

MCKEAN, C, 1987, MORAY: AN ILLUSTRATED ARCHITECTURAL GUIDE, p.107 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1142.

BOGDAN, NQ, 1991, Castles, Manors & Town House survey (Bibliographic reference). SAB2251.

Author unknown, n.d., NSA, xii,46 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.

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Mar 5 2018 4:01PM