Bridge, Eaglescairnie House

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 30/03/1992 Local Authority East Lothian Planning Authority East Lothian Parish Bolton NGR NT 51882 69467 Coordinates 351882, 669467 — Substantial mansion house with complex building history. Possible evolution is as follows: L-plan house, earlier 18th century, with stairblock in re-entrant angle, possibly on site of late 16th century house (a pediment dated 1595 is incorporated in the stable block); 3-storey rectangular plan earlier 19th century block added to S, doubling mansion in size, and with simultaneous alterations to earlier fabric; additional 3-storey bay added to E by mid 19th century, main entrance moved to S and given classical porch; service court formed at NW by addition of irregular piend roofed outbuildings, possibly at same date: entire house reconstructed before 1939, after fire of circa 1930. Rubble cream sandstone, harl pointing to earlier work, with broad droving to dressings; grey ashlar dressings to mid 19th century additions. S BLOCK: eaves cornice; irregular elevation to S, with advanced, canted bay off-centre to left, bay to left, and 2 bays to right; wide later bay advanced to outer right; tall windows to principal floor; tripartites to ground and principal floor of outer right bay; classical, corniced ashlar porch added in mid 19th century at centre, with keystoned, moulded door surround and 2-leaf panelled doors. Side elevations each of 2 bays, with 2-storey corniced canted bay added to E elevation. L-PLAN HOUSE: some windows still with relieving arches, suggesting 18th century date, others largely altered; scrolled skewputts to ashlar coped skews (later additions; roof pitch lowered); end stacks. Chamfered angles to stairblock, piend roof. SERVICE BUILDINGS: rectangular range added to N end of N-S wing of L-plan, singl

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.