Barra Castle

Barra Castle, dated 1614/18 with the northern wing added in 1753, features a three-storey courtyard plan of an unusual type. The western wing follows a traditional L-plan pattern and includes a circular tower at the southwest angle, with the curve of the stair expressed as a semi-circular tower that is corbelled to a square at the south. The southeast wing also has a circular angle tower and is constructed from pinned boulder rubble. The main gables are crow-stepped. The northern wing is a simple three-storey structure made of coursed rubble with straight skews. There is a low courtyard wall on the east side with a square-headed doorway, later urns, and a water spout leading from the courtyard to the kitchen.

Inside, the drawing room has panelling that was replaced to match the original design by G. Bennet Mitchell in 1910-11, along with a large chimneypiece that has a slightly later one inserted within it. The first-floor bedroom in the southeast wing features early to mid-18th century panelling, and there is a good staircase similar to that found in Bourtie, along with a panelled sitting room in the northern wing from 1753.