Macmine Castle — MACKMINE

Detached eleven-bay two-storey country house, extant 1863, on an L-shaped plan centred on single-bay four-stage tower on a square plan with single-bay single-storey projecting porch to ground floor; seven-bay (north) or three-bay (east) two-storey wings abutting single-bay full-height turrets on circular plans. Occupied, 1911. In alternative use, 1916-20. In alternative use, 1925. Vacant, 1925-44. Sold, 1944. Dismantled, 1945. Resold, 1965. Pitched roofs now missing, paired rendered diagonal chimney stacks having corbelled stepped capping, and concealed rainwater goods retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered rendered, ruled and lined walls (tower) on battered base with rusticated rendered quoins to corners supporting "arrow loop"-detailed battlemented bartizans centred on battlemented parapets having lichen-spotted coping; rendered, ruled and lined walls (wings) on overgrown plinths with Irish battlemented parapets having lichen-spotted coping; rendered, ruled and lined walls (turrets) on overgrown plinths with cut-granite battlemented parapets on triple beaded corbels having lichen-spotted coping. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed red brick block-and-start surrounds supporting timber lintels with hood mouldings over. Interior in ruins. Set in overgrown grounds.