Abbey Street, Priorwood, Cottage and Walled Garden, Walls to Prior's Walk and Abbey Street Melrose, Scotland
Listed Building Data
Abbey Street, Priorwood, Cottage and Walled Garden, Walls to Prior's Walk and Abbey Street 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shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.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
- 382886 (entity ID)
- Building ID
- 37735
- Canmore ID
- 100233
- Category
- C
- Name
- Abbey Street, Priorwood, Cottage and Walled Garden, Walls to Prior's Walk and Abbey Street
- Parish
- Melrose
- County
- Scottish Borders
- Easting
- 354814
- Northing
- 634099
- Date Listed
- 19 February 1981
Listed Building Description
Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
COTTAGE: Probably Peddie and Kinnear c. 1875. 2 storey, gable to Abbey Street: later shop front at ground: straight skews with skewputts and finial at apex. North side to Prior's Wall: 3 bay, forestair to 1st floor, later canted bay window at ground floor to left. Coursed squared rubble with stugged dressings, slated roof, rectangular corniced brick stacks at ridge and E gable. WALLS: late 18th century. Tall rubble enclosure wall with flagged cope, stepped up hill along Abbey Street with large semi-circular scallops containing good early 20th century wrought-iron work. Breached at South end by 2 roundheaded openings to public conveniences.
Listed Building Statement of Special Interest
Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
Property of the National Trust for Scotland. Formerly the walled garden and gardener's Cottage belonging to Priorswood, item. C Group with items.
