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Designed landscape and Mansion house and stable block now in use as residential conference centre. Built 1791 by Lord Alan Gordon, extended and altered, circa 1805 and again after 1814 and in 1936. A large late Georgian mansion of 2 tall storeys, with a symmetrical 5-window south front, the centre 3 are slightly advanced and formerly with pediment containing roundel. One large bow added at ground floor each side of centre window, It has long asymmetrical flanks, that on west with 3-windows. The south block with slightly advanced centre with big single-storey porte-cochere with Roman Doric columns and parapet (formerly with balustrade) and tripartite window above, outer ground floor windows overarched tripartites. To the north is a long service wing, now raised to 2-storey and attic, which connects to north court of U-shaped stable offices which have a symmetrical north front with columned cupola. Fenestration mainly 12-pane sashes, a few windows altered. Notable central hall through 2-storeys with fine ceiling of late Adam type. The mansion is surrounded by its designed landscape. In World War II The Burn became a military convalescent home, and after the war the house and grounds were gifted to the Dominion Students Hall Trust.
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