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Latitude: 57.1212 / 57°7'16"N
Longitude: -4.6829 / 4°40'58"W
OS Eastings: 237670
OS Northings: 806558
OS Grid: NH376065
Mapcode National: GBR G9TW.V13
Mapcode Global: WH2FR.18BN
Plus Code: 9C9Q48C8+FV
Entry Name: Culachy House
Listing Name: Culachy House
Listing Date: 5 October 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 332616
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB1857
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200332616
Location: Boleskine and Abertarff
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Aird and Loch Ness
Parish: Boleskine And Abertarff
Traditional County: Inverness-shire
Tagged with: House
1840-50 and later 19th century, Scottish Baronial house,
incorporating and recasting earlier, dwelling. Mainly
2-storey and attic over raised basement on east sloping site.
All harled with contrasting red ashlar sandstone dressings
and margins.
Asymmetrical south facing 4-bay entrance front, with off-
centre projecting gabled entrance bay with bracketted hood
approached by flight of steps with moulded ashlar balustrade
and terminal ball finials; panelled door and decorative
radial glazing to rectangular fanlight; 1st floor bipartite
and quatrefoil attic light. Hoodmoulded bipartites in
other bays; 3 pedimented dormers rise from wallhead; small
dummy bartizan at SW angle. Symmetrical east gable flanked by
angle drumtowers, at SE rising 3 storeys with corbelled and
crenellated wallhead and shallow conical roof; to NE drumtower
rises 4 storeys and attic terminating with simple corbelled
wallhead and decorative pedimented lucarne fronting slated
conical roof. Drumtowers linked at raised basement by pair
segmental headed arches fronting loggia.
Further 2-storey and attic range of earlier date, extends
north with simple pilastered basement entrance in north gable
with pilastered tripartite above. Multi-pane glazing;
crowsteps; coped ridge and end stacks; slate roofs.
Present plan form established by 1st ed. OS 1871.
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