Garden Cottage, University of Stirling Campus, Stirling

Single storey and attic, 6 irregular bays, rectangular-plan, row of cottages (in cottage ornee style) converted to single dwelling, on ground rising to N (rear). Painted render. Raised painted margins; painted stone cills. Rectangular finialed slate hung timber dormers. Central gabled and finialed porch with engaged painted sandstone Doric columns; rendered to sides. Doors to far right and left. Small windows to rear, some blank. Asymmetrical gabled ends with cyma recta skewputts perpendicular to E gable.

12- and 4-pane timber sash and case windows throughout. Pitched roof; grey slates. Corniced rendered central ridge stack with octagonal clay cans.

A picturesque Victorian reconstruction of an earlier row of cottages in a cottage ornee style. Most later alterations are internal and the external appearance is little altered. Garden Cottage is set in a picturesque location, with a backdrop of mature trees and the ruined Logie Old Church (see separate listing) which is located to the E.

The cottage is typical of those described by Richard Brown in his 1841 book on Domestic Architecture as exemplified by the inclusion of the porch and the setting against the Hermitage Wood.

The original layout of three small cottages would have provided accommodation for estate workers. The cottage was later converted into a single dwelling and used at the outset of the University of Stirling as the main university offices (1967).

(Category changed from B to C(S) as part of a review of the University of Stirling Campus 2009). (Historic Scotland)

January 2009: A member of the public contacts SCT to report that the building is vacant. For Investigation.

July 2009: External inspection confirms that the building is vacant and in need of general maintenance. Moved to At Risk.

12 September 2012: External inspection finds no significant change from the previous site visit. Historic Scotland reviewed the Listing of the cottage during 2009 and subsequently changed the category from B to C. Strathclyde Building Preservation Trust were recently engaged by Stirling University to explore options for the former lodged along with 2 other disused buildings on the campus. An Options Appraisal has been completed for the University's consideration.

16 June 2015: External inspection finds general deterioration evident since the previous site visit. Trees are beginning to grown from the rear roof pitch, which is also very damp. Windows are now boarded up and security fencing erected. Condition moved to Poor.