Cramond House, 17 Rubislaw Den North, Aberdeen

Matthews & Mackenzie, early 20th century. 2-storey and attic, 5-bay villa with classical detailing. Tooled coursed grey granite with finely finished light grey granite dressings to N elevation; granite rubble to remainder. Rough-faced base course; architraved openings; ground and 1st floor cill courses; dividing band course; eaves course and cornice; strip and long and short quoins.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: symmetrical; 3 pedimented bays to centre, Tuscan columned doorpiece to centre of ground floor, supporting entablature and 3-light oriel window, round-arched rusticated doorway with keystone detail, pilastered 2-leaf timber door with radial fanlight; oculus centred in pediment; regular fenestration to flanking bays to left and right at ground and 1st floors. Bays to left and right slightly recessed, shallow rectangular-plan bipartite windows, single window to 1st floor above; modern skylights to attic floor.

W ELEVATION: single storey additions to ground floor.

S ELEVATION: not seen 2000.

E ELEVATION: bay advanced to left with windows to centre and outer returns, remainder not seen 2000.

Predominantly timber sash and case windows. Piended grey slate roof with lead ridges. Corniced wallhead and gablehead stacks with circular cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen 2000.

ANCILLARY STRUCTURE: pedimented granite lodge to NW of villa. Tooled coursed grey granite with contrasting light grey dressings; extended to S; piended grey slate roof with lead ridges.

GATEPIERS AND BOUNDARY WALLS: 2 pairs of square-plan granite gatepiers with banded rustication, corniced necks and spherical finials, low coped rough-faced granite walls between; coped rubble walls to remainder.