Description

Circa 1790, 2-storey, 3-bay house fronted by similar sized
symmetrical dwelling over raised raisement in circa 1820, to
form double pile. White harled with white painted tooled
ashlar margins and dressings.
Centre door in south front reached by flight of steps
oversailing raised basement with corniced portico supported
by paired Roman Doric columns with ribbed bases; similar
detailed paired pilasters strips flank doorway with radial
fanlight and double-leaf (partially glazed) panelled door.
Tall ground floor windows throughout. Centre 1st floor
front corniced window with ribbed pilaster jambs and ribbed
decoration to lintel. Regular fenestration in return gables;
3-bay rear elevation with gabled projecting central wing;
single centre canted bay window. Mainly 12-pane glazing;
panelled end stacks; slate roofs.
Interior; front staircase with slender cast-iron balusters
with palmette detailing; rear staircase with turned wooden
balusters. White marble re-used chimney pieces in front
public rooms left and right of entrance (from Balmacaan
House, Drumnadochit).

Statement of Interest

Balmacaan House, Drumnadochit, Loch Ness-side, a demolished

mansion.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17825385

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Recommended Books

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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  For the Record
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)