The Manse Of Ord

The Manse of Ord is an L-plan house dating from 1835-6, with the addition of a late 19th-century wing. It has an irregular cruciform plan. The house is largely harled, with tooled granite margins. The original east-facing three-bay facade is symmetrical but is now largely obscured by the later two-storey wing, which includes a ground-floor drawing room with a bipartite window in its east gable. A wide main doorway is located in the re-entrant angle of the wings. The windows are a mix of four-pane and twelve-pane sashes. The roof is slate-covered, with coped end and wallhead stacks.

The interior includes a late 19th-century staircase and a simple cornice in the ground-floor drawing room.

Originally a manse for the Church of Scotland, it is known locally as Strathord, though retains its original name. A former steading, now converted into a dwelling, is not included in this listing. Reference should be made to the listing for Beechgrove, the former Ord Church, for related information. The New Statistical Account provides further details (13, 1836, p. 38).