Angus HER - NO66NE0005 - GALLERY HOUSE, MONTROSE

Main Details

Primary Reference	NO66NE0005
Name	GALLERY HOUSE, MONTROSE
NMRS Card No.	NO66NE22
NMRS Numlink	35880
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	Mansion house, still in use. The northern part was built in 1677 to circa 1680 for Sir John Falconer of Balmakelly. Thomas Wilkie of Edinburgh was the builder, and possibly also the architect. The southern part was possibly added in 1743. There is a harled three-storey main block to the rubble-built northern section. The five-bay front elevation at the east is flanked by square single-bay towers with pyramidal roofs and a paved area between. The centre door is finely moulded with an armorial panel above, and there is a weather vane dated 1680. The four-bay rear elevation has irregular staircase windows. The two-storey and basement south wing is constructed from ashlar, and is harled on the east and west elevations. The interiors are little changed, except for the addition of some modern fireplaces. Set in a designed landscape, there is a well to the south and gardens to the east, a walled garden (NO66NE0027) to the north with a sundial (NO66NE0029) within, the Coach House (NO66NE0031) to the northeast and the West Gates (NO66NE0013) to the west. Photographic recording was carried out in 2023 ahead of proposed works.
Last Update	02/05/2023

National Grid Reference: NO 6726 6569

Easting: 342160, Northing: 746630

Compiler	NCA
Date of Compilation	08/11/2016

Event Date	Event Type
1905	Building Recording

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
6	1958			JLD	OS

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
BLOCKS	RUBBLE-BUILT		D	100
TOWERS	SQUARE		E	100
ROOFS	PYRAMIDAL		F	100
PAVING			G	100
DOORS		MOULDED	H	100
PANELS	ARMORIAL		I	100
WINGS	ASHLAR	TWO-STOREY	J	100
WELLS			K	100
GARDENS			L	100
MANSIONS			B	100
WEATHER-VANES		DATED	C	100
HOUSES	COUNTRY		A	100

National Status
Listed Building, Category A

Regional Status
Site of Regional Significance

Source	Reference	Photo Type	Film Type	Date
AAS	AAS/02/6/G17/17-8	Air-oblique	Black & White	20/06/2002
AAS	AAS/02/6/CT58	Air-oblique	Colour Transparency	20/06/2002
DEV	23/00098/FULL	Ground	Digital	01/02/2023

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
02554	ANGUS OR FORFARSHIRE: THE LAND & PEOPLE	A. J. WARDEN	1880-85	N		C. ALEXANDER, DUNDEE	Vol. 4, 242		1880

Historic Administrative Area Name	Logie Pert
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	1-5m
Buffer Type	Bespoke
Capture Scale	Unknown
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Known Site Extent

Constraints	Privately owned, access by arrangement - easy access.
Altitude	20
Geology
Topography	Gentle slope
Aspect 1	N
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Residential
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology

Period	Order	Probability	Date Built
17th Century	B	100	1904
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD)	A	100
18th Century	C	100	1904

The northern section was built in 1677 - circa 1680. The southern wing possibly added in 1743. It was listed on 11/06/1971.

Thomas Wilkie, Edinburgh, was the builder and possibly also architect.

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