The Royal County Hotel

The Royal County Hotel is a hotel built in the late 17th century, with some alterations. It features incised stucco with a stone plinth and dressings, and has Welsh slate roofs with brick chimneys. The building is three storeys high and has seven bays arranged in a 2:3:2 pattern, defined by giant fluted Ionic pilasters, topped with an entablature and blocking course, with the central section being slightly higher. The entrance has a central six-panel door with a patterned overlight and flanking pilasters. On the ground floor, there are four tripartite windows set in architraves, along with inserted paired windows in the second bay and a similar insertion above. The other windows are early 19th century sashes with glazing bars in architraves, and the first floor features three central casement windows that open onto balconies, which have balustraded stone in the centre and ornamental cast iron on the sides, all supported by long brackets. The central roof is very high pitched, with a chimney over the left section. The name "ROYAL COUNTY HOTEL" is displayed in large relief letters at the second floor level.

There are large 20th-century rear extensions that are not of interest. Inside, there is a late 17th-century open well closed-string staircase with a pierced carved balustrade, which is reported to have been re-sited from Lochleven Castle.