Orphir House (Hall of Gyre) Orphir, Scotland
Listed Building Data
Orphir House (Hall of Gyre) has been designated a scheduled monument in Scotland with the following information. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- Historic Scotland ID
- 352649 (entity ID)
- Building ID
- 18578
- Canmore ID
- 229066
- Category
- C
- Name
- Orphir House (hall of Gyre)
- Parish
- Orphir
- County
- Orkney Islands
- Easting
- 334065
- Northing
- 1004567
- Date Listed
- 9 December 1977
Listed Building Description
Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
Main block built 1886 on site of earlier house built c.1795. Sneck rubble. Slated roof. Corbie-steps. Crenellated tower. W. wing was built 1851. E. wing may be 17th or 18th cents.
Listed Building Statement of Special Interest
Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
Gyre was bought by William Halcro of Coubister 1737 and remains in his family. Mansion was built for James Halcro Johnston of Coubister.
Listed Building References
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Plans (dated 1868 and 1886) in mansion
