House Of Leask

The House of Leask is a 2-storey mansion designed by Archibald Simpson between 1826 and 1827. It consists of a main block and a lower service wing. The building was burnt in 1927 and became a roofless ruin by 1989. It is constructed of granite rubble, which was formerly harled, with a finely dressed base and string courses, and rendered dressings around the windows.

On the south elevation, the main frontage features five bays, including a central door flanked by tall windows, and five smaller windows on the first floor. To the right, a wide recessed lower bay connects to the two-bay gable end of the service wing. The west elevation includes a prominent 2-storey bow with three windows and two flanking windows. The east elevation has canted angles on the main block and is windowless, while the east front of the service wing is wide with two bays. The north elevation shows three bays on the west side of the main block, which steps back to the left of center to the stair, although all of this is now gone, along with the west-facing front of the service wing.

Originally, the house featured deep eaves beneath a piended slate roof.