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Walled garden, potting shed, bothy and gardener's house. Dated 1766, but probably rebuilt earlier to mid 19th century. Fine rectangular-plan walled garden sited at heart of Aden estate close to semicircular steading. Incorporating piend-roofed bothy, potting shed and gardener's cottage. Random rubble with squared quoins, irregular rubble coping, and segmental-headed openings. Carved stone raised above coping at the north with '17 M F WATT 66'. The Bothy is a single storey and attic, 3-bay, piend-roofed, rectangular-plan building to the northwest angle of the garden. It has a boarded timber door to centre with windows in flanking bays, high wallhead above. Small traditional rooflight in slated roof, lying 8-pane glazing pattern in timber sash and case windows and wallhead stack to the west Timber-lined interior with narrow winding timber staircase and open fire. The potting shed is a long low rubble lean-to structure adjoining the outer elevation of the north garden wall and adjoining bothy at the west. The Head Gardener's house is a single storey, 3-bay, gabled house at the northwest angle of garden wall.
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