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Latitude: 57.5684 / 57°34'6"N
Longitude: -4.1761 / 4°10'34"W
OS Eastings: 269935
OS Northings: 855235
OS Grid: NH699552
Mapcode National: GBR J81Q.KS7
Mapcode Global: WH4G3.T1K9
Plus Code: 9C9QHR9F+9H
Entry Name: Mackenzie Foundation School, Mackenzie Place, Avoch
Listing Name: Avoch Village Mackenzie Place Headmaster's House and School (Formerly Mackenzie Foundation School)
Listing Date: 13 April 1981
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 330636
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB390
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200330636
Location: Avoch
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Black Isle
Parish: Avoch
Traditional County: Ross-shire
Tagged with: School building
Ross and Joass, 1863. Scottish Baronial. Asymmetrical
composition of headmaster's house with lower school block to
east. House: tall, 2 storey asymmetrical 3 bay front with
advanced and crowstepped gabled left bay with canted bay
window; 3 storey and attic crowstep-gabled tower at right;
second floor of tower slightly projected on continuous
corbel-course; 4 steeply pedimented dormerheads at attic,
formerly containing clock faces; armorial plaque bearing
Mackenzie arms contained in stepped string course above
entrance door at battered base of tower. Centre bay has
lancet at ground floor with tripartite stair window above.
School range: cruciform plan, single storey and attic with
lower single storey crowstepped east arm; south arm has demi
octagonal end. South dormer with 2 light Gothic glazing;
large Gothic windows in east and north gables (partly blocked
at east).
Coursed red sandstone rubble, pale polished sandstone
dressings. Cast iron finials. Slate roof.
School known locally as Ross's School. Now used as school
kitchen. Appears on 1871 OS map as Episcopal School. Stone
plaque on tower inscribed:- "TO THE HONOR OF ALMIGHTY GOD AND
AS A TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN MACKENZIE ESQ OF
BISHOPGATE LONDON THIS INSTITUTION WAS FOUNDED BY A BROTHER
AND A SISTER, HIS TWO SURVIVING CHILDREN 1856."
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