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Latitude: 57.3352 / 57°20'6"N
Longitude: -5.6322 / 5°37'56"W
OS Eastings: 181490
OS Northings: 833024
OS Grid: NG814330
Mapcode National: GBR D9GB.JY0
Mapcode Global: WH09V.GW6M
Plus Code: 9C9P89P9+34
Entry Name: Walled Garden, Duncraig Castle
Listing Name: Duncraig Castle, Laundry, Stables and Walled Garden
Listing Date: 8 September 1982
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 338749
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB6989
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200338749
Location: Lochalsh
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh
Parish: Lochalsh
Traditional County: Ross-shire
Tagged with: Walled garden
Alexander Ross, 1866. Scottish Baronial. Large 3-storey,
9-bay asymmetrical mansion, gabled and crenellated. Coursed
rubble, tooled dressings. 2 square crenellated towers rise 1
stage above roof. Porte cochere to south front entrance;
large crenellated canted bay window to north. 2-pane glazing;
corniced end and ridge stacks; slate roof. Single storey
service court to west flanked by single storey 3-bay chapel
and 2 stage octagonal water tower. Large modern addition to
east.
Interior: original chimneypieces and doorpieces, enriched
ceilings.
Laundry: 2-storey, 3-bay gabled porch and outer stair;
rubble, tooled dressings; 3 bipartites, ground and 1st
floors, north elevation; slate roof with small ridge cupola.
Stables: symmetrical 2-storey, 5-bay court; outer and central
segmental headed arched entrance bay gabled; bipartites in
outer bays at ground floor; 2-pane glazing; 2 small modern
dormers; end and ridge stacks; slate roof.
Large walled garden to rear.
Duncraig Castle now Home Economics College, Highland Region.
Marble plaque over stable entrance inscribed; FEAR GOD, WORK
HARD, BE HONEST.
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