Carolside, Scottish Borders
Carolside is an estate by the Leader Water, in the Scottish Borders. It is located one mile (1.6 km) north of Earlston, in the former county of Berwickshire.
| Carolside | |
|---|---|
 Carolside | |
| Coordinates | 55.6507°N 2.6962°W |
| Area | 366 acres (148 ha) |
Listed Building – Category B | |
| Designated | 30 January 1981 |
| Reference no. | LB2122 |
  Location in the Scottish Borders | |
The house and estate
The late-18th-century house is a category B listed building,[1] and is set in a former deer park. It was based on a design for Chesterfield House, Mayfair, London by the architect Isaac Ware.[2] The drawing room contains a fireplace designed by Pietro Bossi, taken from Baronscourt, Co. Tyrone, around 1948.
The walled gardens include a national collection of pre-1900 Gallica roses, and are open to the public in July each year, as part of the Scotland's Gardens scheme.[3] The grounds of the site are 366 acres (148 ha) in size with a wide variety of trees, some oak and chestnuts being over 200 years old.[4]
Also on the estate is Park Bridge, a balustraded arch bridge linking the policies of Carolside House and those of Leadervale on the other side of the Leader.[5] The bridge dates to the late 18th century, and has been compared with other bridges designed by Alexander Stevens and William Elliot.[6]
References
- Historic Environment Scotland. "CAROLSIDE (Category B Listed Building) (LB2122)". Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- Historic Environment Scotland. "Carolside (55541)". Canmore. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- "Carolside". Scotland's Gardens Scheme. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- Historic Environment Scotland. "CAROLSIDE AND LEADERVALE (GDL00088)". Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- Historic Environment Scotland. "Leadervale, Park Bridge (230794)". Canmore. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- Historic Environment Scotland. "CAROLSIDE, CAROLSIDE BRIDGE (Category B Listed Building) (LB15149)". Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- Forman, S (1955). "Carolside House". Scottish Field. 103 (630): 38–39.
- Indexes to the Services of Heirs in Scotland, Edinburgh 1863, gives a time of death for James Lauder of Carolside, Berwickshire, and Whitslaid, Selkirkshire, as January 1799.