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Stables, Castlegreen Manse, Princes Street, Thurso

A Category C Listed Building in Thurso, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.5915 / 58°35'29"N

Longitude: -3.5288 / 3°31'43"W

OS Eastings: 311227

OS Northings: 968069

OS Grid: ND112680

Mapcode National: GBR K6N0.N7K

Mapcode Global: WH5BJ.RBS0

Plus Code: 9CCRHFRC+JF

Entry Name: Stables, Castlegreen Manse, Princes Street, Thurso

Listing Name: Princes Street, Greenacres, House and Stable with Gighouse. (Former Free Church and Subsequently Church of Scotland Manse)

Listing Date: 28 November 1984

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 388431

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB42012

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200388431

Location: Thurso

County: Highland

Town: Thurso

Electoral Ward: Thurso and Northwest Caithness

Traditional County: Caithness

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Description

House; early 19th century, tall 2-storey and attic, 3-bay
house. Rubble with tooled ashlar dressings, harled rear.
Symmetrical frontage with centre door masked by later
19th century square projecting porch with side entrance
and crenellated wallhead. Centre gable with diminutive attic
window and apex stack; later piended dormers flank centre
gablet; 2-pane glazing; panelled end stacks; slate roof.
Later 19th century single storey and attic, 2-bay addition to
rear.
Stable and gighouse; single storey, irregular 6-bay range of
stables and gighouse; rubble; ridge Caithness slate roof.

Statement of Interest

Formerly Castle Green on site of Ormlie (y) Castle. House

purchased for "First Free Church" circa 1850, largely through

efforts of Mr McKidd of Ormly.

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