Schoolhouse, Arbirlot Primary School, Arbirlot

1. 2-storey, originally near-rectangular but now with extension to NE side, idiosyncratic Scots Baronial detailing. Slaistered, squared snecked, stugged red sandstone rubble; smooth ashlar margins. Rounded corners corbelled-out to SE and NW corners. Shaped lintels to 1st floor windows of SW and SE elevations.

SW ELEVATION: 2-bay elevation. Ground floor: window to left, French doors in altered opening to right. 1st floor: catslide dormers breaking eaves, tripartite with colonnettes forming mullions.

SE ELEVATION: 4-bay elevation; 2-bay gable end to left, bow-ended bay to right, recessed bay to outer right; outer left bay is advanced and gabled with ground floor canted window, corbelled-out details to mullions, between ground and 1st floor and flanking 1st floor; stone finial to gable apex. Inner left bay: steps to timber-boarded and glazed door in pedimented doorpiece containing date panel '1876'; window to 1st floor. Inner right bay: bowed to right with semi-conical roof and stone finial, small ground floor window, larger window to 1st floor; modern extension to outer right recessed bay.

NE ELEVATION: 2-bay modern extension with oculus window to centre of 1st floor.

NW ELEVATION: advanced single bay gable end of modern extension to left, with 2 bay elevation to right flank; single bay gable end of original house to right.

GLAZING etc: original timber sash and case windows to ground floor; modern timber windows of varying glazing patterns and opening mechanisms to 1st floor and both storeys of extension. Pitched graded slate roof; bracketed overhanging eaves to SW elevation; shaped stone skews. Panelled, corniced gable head stacks with circular cans. Some cast iron rainwater goods.