Kelloside | |
Location: | Kirkconnel parish, Dumfries and Galloway, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Built: | 1870 or 1876 |
Designation1: | Category C Listed Building |
Designation1 Offname: | Historic Scotland |
Designation1 Date: | 26 June 1986 |
Designation1 Number: | NS 72835 11887 |
Designation1 Free1name: | Historic Scotland Designation Reference |
Designation1 Free1value: | LB10278[1] |
Kelloside is a historic place south of Kirkconnel parish and the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Old Kelloside is located along the Kello Water, which joins the Nith a mile (1.5 km) to the east.[2]
It was designated a Historic Environment Scotland property in 1986. It is a large two-story farmhouse built in 1870 or 1876, likely incorporating an earlier house. It is a L-shaped building.
It was the birthplace of Archibald McCall (1734–1814), whose family had lived on the land for generations. His father, Samuel McCall, was a merchant who operated between Glasgow and Colonial Virginia.[3]
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