Bastlefacts

Bogrie

Gatehouse Classification - Not available

Has been described as a Possible Peel

There are uncertain remains

Name	Bogrie
Alternative Names
Medieval County
Historic Country	Dumfriesshire
Modern Authority	Dumfries and Galloway
1974 Authority	Dumfries and Galloway
Civil Parish	Dunscore

(NX 8119 8495) Bogrie Tower (NR) (OS 25 map (1909))
Bogrie Tower is now reduced to a two-storeyed shepherd's house. It was partly taken down in 1860, when some of the stones from the upper storey were used to make repairs on the farm steading. The tower appears to have been larger and stronger than that at Sundaywell.
Over the arched doorway is a stone date 1770. Over the back door is a panel dated 1660 with the initials I K . I M. In 1639 John Kirkoe was proprietor of Bogrie, and his wife seems to have been Jean Maxwell. (RCAHMS 1920, visited 1912)
A farmhouse bearing the date 1770. There is no sign of any earlier work. (Visited by OS (JP) 15 November 1973)
This tower is now a renovated dwelling house known as Bogrie (Mr Cooper, Sundaywell). The exterior has been harled and apart from the original windows, which are still intact, there is no early stonework visible. Additional to the stones mentioned above there is a panel bearing a coat of arms over the front door and one with a thistle design in the back wall at first floor level. Surveyed at 1:2500. (Visited by OS (BS) 13 February 1978) (Canmore)

Description
Probably 17th century with 1660 datestone; further 1770 datestone. Tower, partly dismantled 1860, and converted to a rectangular-plan 2-storey house. Painted rubble on a boulder base, roll-moulded, red ashlar margins. Round-arched, off-centre wide doorway and datestone to long east and west faces, 3 irregular bays to former (12-pane sashes), arched doorway to latter elevation now glazed and later door inserted; 3 1st floor 12-pane sashes above, pedimented dormer head re-set alongside. Moulded eaves; staight skews; end stacks; roof with graded slates Single storey steading range extends west from north east angle; low sun lounge at south gable dated 1974.
Notes
Datestones may indicate building dates. (Listed Building Report)

Gatehouse Comments

Although Canmore and the Listed Building Report suggest the standing house incorporates parts of the 16th century 'tower' Maxwell-Irving states this building, said to be larger and stronger than Sundaywell but still possible a 'pele' (a lower status two-storey building by Maxwell-Irving's 2014 definition.), was finally totally demolished c. 1974 and stood SW of the listed farmhouse. However no structure is shown on the 1st edn 6OS map at that spot (map after 1860 partly dismantling but well before 1974 total demolition) It seems the Canmore and LB report may have confabulated the history of two buildings. The standing Farmhouse has a 17th century component.

- Philip Davis

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law

This is a Category B listed building protected by law

Historic England Scheduled Monument Number

Historic England Listed Building number(s)

4248

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)

65136

County Historic Environment Record

www.cumbria.gov.uk/planning-environment/countryside/historic-environment/HER.asp

OS Map Grid Reference	NX81198495
Latitude	55.1448
Longitude	-3.86566
Eastings	281188
Northings	584973

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