History in Structure

Glensax, Mid Ardross

A Category C Listed Building in Cromarty Firth, Highland

We don't have any photos of this building yet. Why don't you be the first to send us one?

Upload Photo »

Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 57.7338 / 57°44'1"N

Longitude: -4.3038 / 4°18'13"W

OS Eastings: 262928

OS Northings: 873894

OS Grid: NH629738

Mapcode National: GBR H8R8.TKD

Mapcode Global: WH3CY.VWS2

Plus Code: 9C9QPMMW+GF

Entry Name: Glensax, Mid Ardross

Listing Name: Ardross Glensax (Former Ardross School and Schoolhouse)

Listing Date: 25 February 1986

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 348544

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB15034

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200348544

Location: Rosskeen

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Cromarty Firth

Parish: Rosskeen

Tagged with: School building

Find accommodation in
Alness

Description

Andrew Maitland, Architect, Tain. 1857-58. Single storey and
attic school and schoolhouse. Long S facing building, tooled red
rubble, tooled ashlar dressings.
Principal building of 3 bays with centre entrance under
4-centred arch in slightly advanced gabled porch with flanking
lights and wide crow-stepped outer bays, to right with large
bipartite (lighting former schoolroom?) and similar but
smaller window to left. Regular 2-bay E return gable elevation
with 2 piended dormers.
Further single storey and attic, 5-bay wing set back at E
gable; also centre entrance in advanced and crowstepped
porch. 2 gabletted dormers with decorative cast-iron brattishing
(also porch); varied glazing.
End, ridge and rear stacks; slate roofs.

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.