Netherdale House

Netherdale House is a large, classical house likely dating to around 1825, possibly designed by William Robertson. It is a two-storey building with a raised basement, originally comprising five bays by three bays. Rear additions and alterations were made in 1856 by A and W Reid of Elgin, including a recessed wing and a rear extension, and a porch was added around 1900. The house is constructed from coursed granite ashlar with rusticated quoins to the main floors, along with a band course, cill course, and entablature. The windows are architraved, with taller windows on the south elevation featuring a cornice. The sides and rear elevation are harled.

The south elevation has an imposing central bay that projects forward. A Roman Doric portico with paired columns and a detailed entablature provides access to the basement level; a Diocletian window sits above the entrance. A tripartite doorway is flanked by pilasters and features a four-panelled door with a rectangular fanlight. A tripartite window above the doorway has a carved Rococo pediment and a consoled balcony with a balustrade. A parapet with two urns tops the elevation. Windows on each floor of the flanking bays have moulded architraves. Recessed wings are positioned to either side, with a pedimented bay that projects containing a tripartite window at both the principal and first floors.

The east and west elevations each feature three windows on each floor. The west wing has two bays projecting, while the east wing has only one bay, with a lean-to addition at ground level.

The north elevation is irregular and two-storeys high, with a central projecting bay accommodating a secondary staircase; windows are positioned on each floor, with narrower windows on either side. A wing that previously projected to the north was demolished after a fire in 1946.

The windows are sash and case with a four-pane glazing pattern; lying-pane glazing is used at the rear. The roof is piended and covered in grey slates, with an octagonal cupola and corniced ashlar stacks topped with decorative cans.

The interior was remodelled in the mid to late 19th century. The entrance hall was altered around 1900, relocating the main entrance to ground level and incorporating a staircase lit by a Diocletian window. The main staircase is a wooden dog-leg with a cast-iron balustrade leading up to the principal floor and beneath the cupola. Doors are recessed within panelled doorcases. Principal rooms feature four-panelled doors, shutters, and simple cornices with rounded moulding on the top panels. A stone staircase in the rear projecting bay leads from the basement to the first floor, and may have been the original main staircase.