St Brandon House, Boyndie

1841-2, style of William Robertson, Elgin. Square on plan,

2-storey over raised basement, 3-bay house with 3-bay

return E and W elevations. Harled, tooled ashlar margins,

tooled granite angle margins, polished ashlar dressings.

Centre corniced and pedimented entrance with end

demi-anthemion acroteria (all painted) approached by flight

of steps with solid ashlar balustrade oversailing raised

basement. Regular fenestration, the raised ground floor

windows all tall, in front with decorative cast-iron guards

and some windows blind in E and W return elevations.

Projecting pedimented rear centre bay accommodating

stairwell. 12-pane glazing (except for single window in each

return elevation with replaced 4-pane glazing). Piended

platform local slate roof with paired corniced stacks

and centre glazed top light.

INTERIOR: entrance lobby leads to top-lit stairhall with

drawing room opening right and study (?former dining room)

at left. Plain white painted chimneypiece in drawing room;

simple corniced ceiling. Staircase leads to 1st floor

landing off which bedrooms lead through round-headed arches;

centre oval balustrated light-well (now glazed).