St Colmac Manse | |
---|---|
Cnoc an Raer | |
| |
General information | |
Town or city | St Colmac, Isle of Bute |
Country | Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°51′36″N 5°06′55″W / 55.86010°N 5.11521°W |
Completed | c. 1835 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 2 (in original building; 1 in addition) |
Floor area | Approx. 2,689 square feet (249.8 m2) [1] |
Design and construction | |
Main contractor | John Paterson |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 11 |
St Colmac Manse (also known as Cnoc an Raer) is a historic building in St Colmac on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. Dating to around 1835, it was the clergy house for the now-ruined and Category C listed St Colmac's Church, located about 600 feet (180 m) to the east, built around the same time. [2] [3] Both properties are believed to have been built by John Paterson, a "very able builder and skilled mason" [4] of Largs. [5] [6]
The manse sits back about 250 feet (76 m) from the northern side of the B875 road, [7] and several feet above it, at the end of a long driveway. [5] It is two storeys, with a rear extension added in the 20th century. Also at the rear there are two stone outbuildings under slate roofs. [8] The property sits on 1.79 acres (0.72 ha).
The interior includes a solid-fuel Rayburn range in the kitchen and a cantilever staircase leading up to the first floor. The ground floor has an entrance vestibule, a living room, dining room, music room, kitchen, laundry room and pantry, while on the first floor there is a bathroom (with original Victorian clawfoot bath), the master bedroom with dressing room/bedroom, plus three further bedrooms. [8]
In the back garden there are bedded stone footings of a rectangular building and yard wall. These are the remains of the former Edinmore farm, in records from 1576. [9] The farm belonged to the Estate of Wester Kames. Occupation of the farm ended shortly before the manse's construction. [10]