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The Old Stables, Househill

A Category C Listed Building in Nairn, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.5744 / 57°34'27"N

Longitude: -3.8607 / 3°51'38"W

OS Eastings: 288817

OS Northings: 855338

OS Grid: NH888553

Mapcode National: GBR J8VP.S9V

Mapcode Global: WH4G2.NWS8

Plus Code: 9C9RH4FQ+QP

Entry Name: The Old Stables, Househill

Listing Name: Househill, House and Stables

Listing Date: 8 August 1986

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 347321

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB14059

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200347321

Location: Nairn

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Nairn and Cawdor

Parish: Nairn

Traditional County: Nairnshire

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Description

Originally mid/late 18th century, recast mid/later 19th

century. Large T-plan house; harled, tooled ashlar dressings.

2 storeys and attic over raised basement, original 3-bay

house masked by large later projecting 3-bay wing of similar

height. Later square projecting porch with shaped parapet

in re-entrant approached by flight of steps with stone

balustrade and terminal pier with ball finial. Canted bay to

south gable, tripartite above, shaped gable and side gablet

stacks; canted oriel in east gable. Central rear projecting semi-circular stairwell with mid/later 19th century corbelled

caphouse addition with similar gable detailing as front.

Some 12-pane glazing survives; extensive single storey

additions to rear; gableted dormers; broad end stacks; slate

roof.

Stables: single storey and attic, 3 bay stable and carriage

house range, with later single bay wing to west forming

L-plan court; harl pointed rubble, ashlar dressings.

Central front gablet with finial and weathervane above

long hay loft door. 2 depressed arched carriage houses left,

and stables right. 2 piended dormers rise through eaves; end

and ridge corniced stacks; slate roofs.

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