852 COTTAGE, FARM, AND VILLA ARCHITECTURE. slight iron railing; and benches are placed on it for enjoying the prospect down the vale of Nith, and over Dumfries, 1491 towards the mountainous interior of the county ; than which there are few more beautiful views in any part of Scotland. 1770. Construction. The walls are of pale red sandstone ; the lower part rusticated, and the upper part smoothly polished, and set in putty. The workmanship of the whole is of the very best description. Fig. 1492 is an elevation of the upper part of the entrance-front, showing the height of the principal floor, above the level of the platform on which it appears, on entering, to stand. Fig. 1493 is an end view, showing the relative height of the platform, v; and the sloping lawn on "" the garden front, w. Fig. 1494 shows the transverse framing of the roof, with the bed-room, t, and the lumber-room, m. Fig. 1495 is a lon- gitudinal section, showing the framing of the roof. 1771. Itemarks, This villa, which was designed by Walter Newall, Esq., and executed under his superintendence. replete with comfort, convenience, and even luxury. In the summer of 1831, wc went over every part of it, with the owner and Mr. Newall, and were "g^^^ '^^^- 1494 much gratified with the substantial manner in which the whole was executed, and with the high style of finish of the different rooms. The effect of the views from the windows of the three principal rooms is a good deal injured, in the eyes of a stranger at least, by the want of trees, or even evergreen shrubs, such as hollies and laurels, to the right and left of the entrance front. We have shown in the plan how these ought to be disposed ; but, in the reality, there are no trees within twenty or thirty yards of the house, in any direction. The i 1495
