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Latitude: 57.9769 / 57°58'36"N
Longitude: -3.9824 / 3°58'56"W
OS Eastings: 282850
OS Northings: 900341
OS Grid: NC828003
Mapcode National: GBR J7JN.4HF
Mapcode Global: WH4D2.SRSQ
Plus Code: 9C9RX2G9+P2
Entry Name: Rhives House
Listing Name: Golspie Rhives House
Listing Date: 18 March 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 338780
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB7012
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200338780
Location: Golspie
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: East Sutherland and Edderton
Parish: Golspie
Traditional County: Sutherland
Tagged with: House
Dated 1840, with early 19th century core and late 19th
century additions and alterations. Harled with ashlar
dressings and margins. 2-storey, wide 3-bay SE frontage,
with centre door masked by Scottish Baronial drum-tower
rising full height with square cap house corbelled out
above 1st floor, with centre window, crowsteps and apex
stack. Side entrance in tower with front window, both
linked by continuous hood mould. Wide outer bay windows,
at ground floor left masked by unfortunate modern sun
parlour. Late 19th century shaped gablets with crests over 1st
floor windows; 12- and 16-pane glazing; Crowstepped
gables; paired corniced end stacks set diagonally; slate
roof.
Extensive 2-storey rear wings of varying dates. Also
single storey, wide 2-bay wing at east linked to main
house by covered way.
Built in early 19th century as residence for Sutherland
Estates Factor; "an excellent house has been built ....
with appartment for clerks" (1820).
Drum-tower porch (without later detailing) original to
house.
House now in Local Authority Institutional use.
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