Abbey Street, Abbey House Melrose, Scotland

Listed Building Data

Abbey Street, Abbey House 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shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.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
382884 (entity ID)
Building ID
37733
Canmore ID
100232
Category
B
Name
Abbey Street, Abbey House
Parish
Melrose
County
Scottish Borders
Easting
354767
Northing
634168
Date Listed
16 March 1971

Listed Building Description

Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.

Later 18th century, 2 storey, 3 bay block with identically detailed later (?) extension to west also of 2 storeys with 2 close-spaced bays, harled ashlar chamfered margins to windows. South front. Tuscan pilastered entrance doorway at centre of 3 bay block. 2 roof-lights to attic, straight skews, slated roof, rectangular harled mid and end stacks with block cornices.

Listed Building Statement of Special Interest

Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.

A Group with Abbey.

Listed Building References

Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.

Royal Commission on the Ancient Monuments of Scotland ROXBURGHSHIRE, ii, 296. https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/melrose-abbey