Troup House

Troup House is a three-storey, asymmetrical house designed by architect R G Wilson from Aberdeen, dated 1897. The building features a gabled roof and is constructed with pink harling, accented by extensive tooled grey granite ashlar dressings.

The north entrance front has an off-centre round-headed doorway, which is set in a stepped ashlar surround. This doorway is adorned with carved initials and a coat of arms, and is flanked by slender engaged columns topped with crocketted finials. The entrance includes a double-leaf panelled door and a deep bullfaced granite base course. Large off-centre mullioned and transomed stair windows are present, along with three bipartite windows on the second floor set within the gables, and a single large pended dormer featuring a three-light window.

On the south garden front, there is a wide three-bay ground floor that includes projecting crenellated canted multi-light windows at the southwest corner. A wide transomed and mullioned window is located under a stepped lintel at the southeast in an advanced gabled bay, with tripartite windows on the first and second floors above. A large gabled dormer is also present. The ground floor windows are connected by a stepped string course that extends along the west gable, linking the bipartite and the crenellated projecting ground floor window. Most of the glazing consists of single pane plate glass, although some multi-pane glazing remains. The building features coped end and wallhead stacks, and has slate roofs. A high-walled service court extends from the east gable, replacing a former service wing that was demolished around 1920.

Inside, the entrance lobby leads into a panelled stair hall, which features a staircase with turned wooden balusters, panelled and ball finialled end balusters, and a moulded handrail. The interior also includes panelled doors and moulded doorpieces.

In the drawing room, there is a corniced ceiling and an original wooden chimneypiece with a bracketed overmantel. The library contains original glass-fronted bookcases, while the dining room has been converted into a kitchen/dining room.