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House, built in 1802 with later additions and alterations that in the main retain the original floor plan, but heighten the house. Burgie was the seat of the Dunbars of Grange. In 1796 Lewis Dunbar of Burgie married Sophia Brodie of Coulmony, Nairnshire, adding Brodie to his name. They built the present Burgie House in 1802, demolishing the old castle (except the tower - NJ05NE0001) to provide materials. The estate was rented by Alexander Thomson from 1900, and purchased by him in 1911. His initials, together with those of his wife, are on the 1912 datestone. A reused datestone of 1621 is set in the East gable are those of Robert Dunbar and his wife, Isabella Sharp. Alterations were carried out in 1903 by Charles Doig, Elgin. There was remodelling work in 1912-14 by W H Woodroffe, London. Charles Doig probably acted as the executant architect to W H Woodroffe, as the plans are together in the Doig Collection. There were minor alterations by A J Morrison, Elgin, in 1946. Burgie House is a substantial 2-storey and attic house over a raised basement, with a regular wide 7-bay South front, with the 3 centre bays linked to the advanced outer bays by narrow bays. It has a squared cherry-pointed tooled ashlar frontage and tooled rubble flanks and rear, with contrasting polished ashlar dressings. There are flanking tripartites with carved detailing, and three first floor bipartites. There are 1912-14 Venetian windows in the ground floor of both advanced outer bays, with tripartite in the first floor above. Multi-pane glazing is used. There is a substantial corniced blocking course to the outer bays, returning across the East and West side elevations with quatrefoil detailing. There are corniced ridge and wallhead stacks with repeat quatrefoil detailing to the copes, and piended slate roofs that are steeply pitched in the centre. The wide rear elevation has irregular advanced outer bays and four piended and one box dormer. The centre entrance is approached by a flight of steps oversailing the raised basement. The entrance is masked by a substantial porch that was added after 1914, and modelled on an existing tetrastyle portico of 1802 that was subsequently re-erected in the walled garden. The porch has bowed mullioned and transomed side windows, and a glazed frontage with coloured glass depicting Lictors' staves. There are Venetian windows in the ground floor of both advanced outer bays, with tripartite windows in the first floor above with multi-pane glazing. Internally, some 1802 beaded panelled dados, window shutters and doors survive. There is a white painted 1802 carved chimneypiece in the entrance hall, with a mantel-shelf supported by slender columns with Corinthian capitals. The present dining room has a carved white marble chimneypiece with a centre swag. Plaster ceiling friezes from 1802 remain in the drawing and dining rooms, and a 1912 frieze in entrance hall. The staircase dates from 1903, and is fronted by an arcaded screen supported by fluted Ionic columns.
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NJ05NE0067 - BURGIE HOUSE