Kimmerghame House

Kimmerghame House
2011
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General information
Architectural styleBaronial
LocationScottish Borders
Current tenantsSwintons of Kimmerghame
Design and construction
Architect(s)David Bryce
Kimmerghame House is located in Scottish Borders
Kimmerghame House
Location of Kimmerghame House in Scottish Borders
Coordinates55°45′23″N 2°17′41″W / 55.75639°N 2.29472°W / 55.75639; -2.29472
Listed Building – Category B
Official nameKimmerghame House with terrace and boundary walls, boar statues, garden seat, sundial, gates and gatepiers
Designated9 October 1981
Reference no.LB2133
Designated30 June 2011
Reference no.GDL00239

Kimmerghame House is a 19th-century mansion in the Scottish Borders, located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south-east of Duns by the Blackadder Water. It is the seat of the Swintons of Kimmerghame, a branch of the Lowland Clan Swinton. The house was designed in the Scottish Baronial style by David Bryce in 1851.[1] Kimmerghame is protected as a category B listed building[2] and the grounds are included on the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland.[3]

  1. ^ "Kimmerghame House, and lodge". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  2. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Kimmerghame House with Terrace and Boundary Walls, Boar Statues, Garden Seat, Sundial, Gates and Gatepiers (Category B Listed Building) (LB2133)". Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "KIMMERGHAME (GDL00239)". Retrieved 15 March 2019.