Machermore Castle

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 04/11/1971 Local Authority Dumfries And Galloway Planning Authority Dumfries And Galloway Parish Minnigaff NGR NX 41756 64441 Coordinates 241756, 564441 — Possibly late 16th to early 17th century in origin; earlier fabric incorporated in late 19th century Baronial remodelling with additions and alterations; modern additions. Asymmetrical plan. 4-storey, with 3rd floor breaking eaves, original square-plan tower and late 19th century garden elevation; 3-storey and basement late 19th century addition to E; 2-storey, with 1st floor breaking eaves, service wing to N. Coursed rubble, lightly rendered on original tower; red sandstone ashlar dressings. Chamfered margins. Ashlar mullions. Smooth margin drafts and angle margins, stugged rybats and lintels. Long and short quoins. E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: late 19th century. Square entrance tower to right; chamfered angles to E, corbelled to square just below corbelled and crenellated parapet; roll-moulded segmental-arched doorway, with deep-set double-leaf door; bipartite window at 1st and 2nd floors. Gabled bay slightly recessed to left; corniced and crenellated canted window at ground floor, continued down to basement with dividing band course and decorative cast-iron basement guard (damaged); bipartite window at 1st floor; window at 2nd floor; thistle-finialled gable truncated by circular bartizan to left; with window to SE and conical roof. Circular turret set on roof behind entrance tower, with window to S, eaves cornice, conical roof and weather vane. Terrace wall, running E, adjoined to left. N ELEVATION: entrance tower to left, with bipartite window at ground floor, window at basement, 1st and 2nd floors, NW angle above wallhead chamfered and corbelled to square; lower bay adjoined flush to right; wall,

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.