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Latitude: 57.8131 / 57°48'47"N
Longitude: -4.0593 / 4°3'33"W
OS Eastings: 277750
OS Northings: 882251
OS Grid: NH777822
Mapcode National: GBR J8B2.K8V
Mapcode Global: WH4DT.MW68
Plus Code: 9C9QRW7R+67
Entry Name: Murrayfield, Manse Street, Tain
Listing Name: Manse Street, Murrayfield Including Boundary Wall, Railings and Gate
Listing Date: 27 January 2004
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 397217
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB49633
Building Class: Cultural
Location: Tain
County: Highland
Town: Tain
Electoral Ward: Tain and Easter Ross
Traditional County: Ross-shire
1886 villa designed by A Maitland & Sons of Tain, one of the more ambitious and intact of its scale, date and type within this part of Tain. 2-storey, 3-bay with L-plan SW facing front, unusually decorative centre porch (timber-framed; small leaded panes), stone-slab-roofed outer ground floor bay-windows, bipartites above - that in left-hand gable cusp-headed, that to right and centre breaking eaves and with stone-gableted dormer heads. Coursed, snecked cream-coloured ashlar with dressed detailing; plate-glass sash and case windows, gabled slate roofs with stone skews and skewputts and gable end chimney stacks.
Modern conservatory recessed on right hand gable. Two full-height gables project asymmetrically from rear wall with 2- and 4-paned glazing (one upvc window) and later 1920s scullery addition.
Inside, original timber detailing (shutters, etc.) and moulded cornice plasterwork survives; also staircase with cast-iron balusters.
House is set back from roadway behind boundary wall which is topped by spear-headed railings, original gate and unusual wrought-iron overthrow above supporting lamp bracket.
Murrayfield is an intact example of a villa built by the prolific local practice Andrew Maitland & Sons. The detailing, including ball finial and stone dentilled eaves cornice, metal work, porch and interior fittings add to the character of this building.
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