Sites and Monument Record: Westquarter House (SMR 791)
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Site history notes
The ancient house of Westquarter was replaced in 1884 by a new mansion.
The old house was described as "of considerable size, built round and enclosing a central court, with its porte cochere, steep slated roofs and notched gables, it is not unlike in extent and character some of the chateaux of the provincial noblesse in Normandy and Brittany. On the walls of the southern and more modern portion of the building are the dates 1626 and 1648, but the original edifice is much older than either of these ..."
The Ordnance Survey Name Book describes it this: "A medium sized mansion built on the Elizabethan style, and surrounded by tastefully laid out grounds. The house is three stories. There are commodious offices attached, all two stories, slated and in good repair. Property of Thomas LJ Livingstone Esq per Thomas Ferrier Esq US Edinburgh."
The new house was in the Victorian Scottish Baronial style.
The old house was described as "of considerable size, built round and enclosing a central court, with its porte cochere, steep slated roofs and notched gables, it is not unlike in extent and character some of the chateaux of the provincial noblesse in Normandy and Brittany. On the walls of the southern and more modern portion of the building are the dates 1626 and 1648, but the original edifice is much older than either of these ..."
The Ordnance Survey Name Book describes it this: "A medium sized mansion built on the Elizabethan style, and surrounded by tastefully laid out grounds. The house is three stories. There are commodious offices attached, all two stories, slated and in good repair. Property of Thomas LJ Livingstone Esq per Thomas Ferrier Esq US Edinburgh."
The new house was in the Victorian Scottish Baronial style.
Site conservation date
Circa 1888
Site grid ref
NS 9126 7874
Conservation status
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