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Cargen House Walled Garden with Pavilion, Dumfries
Ordnance Survey licence number AC0000807262. All rights reserved. © Copyright and database right 2024. Public Sector Viewing Terms
Useful Links
- Canmore:
- CARGEN HOUSE, WALLED GARDEN AND PAVILION
- Historic Scotland:
- HS Reference No 17186
General Details and Location
Category
AT RISK
Name of Building
Cargen House Walled Garden with Pavilion
Other Name(s)
Address
Dumfries
Locality
Postcode
Planning Authority
Divisional Area
Reference No
1084
Listing Category
B
OS Grid Ref
NX 96304 72457
Location Type
Rural
HS Reference No
17186
Description
Large quadrangular walled garden enclosure with picturesque 2-storey octagonal-plan pavilion incorporated at south east angle. Pavilion: (now roofless) polished ashlar; 3-stage square stair turret rises above, with dummy loops in middle stage, crenellations above mostly now gone: openings square-headed; iron balcony to garden at upper floor: band between floors. (Historic Scotland)
Building Dates
Late 18th-Earlier 19th century
Architects
Unknown
Category of Risk and Development History
Condition
Very Poor
Category of Risk
Moderate
Exemptions to State of Risk
Field Visits
September 1992, 11/05/2011, 8/5/2014
Development History
September 1992: External inspection reveals the pavilion to be neglected with part of its crenellated wallhead broken. September 1995: No change reported.
May 2011: External inspection finds the pavilion remains derelict, some sections of the adjoining brick walls remain, others are are missing or partly collapsed. The area is now within a field on an active farm.
8 May 2014: External inspection finds the building remains in much the same condition as seen previously.
Availability
Current Availability
Unknown
Appointed Agents
Price
Occupancy
Vacant
Occupancy Type
N/A
Present/Former Uses
BARR original text : Walled Garden to Pavilion, Building Uses Information:
Present Use 1: N/A Former Use 1: Pavilion
Present Use 2: N/A Former Use 2: N/A
Present Use 1: N/A Former Use 1: Pavilion
Present Use 2: N/A Former Use 2: N/A
Name of Owners
Unverified see FAQ on ascertaining ownership
Type of Ownership
Unknown
Information Services
Additional Contacts/Information Source
Bibliography
Gifford (1996), p160.
Online Resources
Classification
Ancillary Buildings
Original Entry Date
25-SEP-92
Date of Last Edit
05/11/2014
