31 Argyle Terrace, Rothesay, Bute

Mid to later 19th century. Symmetrical 2-storey with attic, 3-bay gabled former manse; single storey lean-to addition at rear. Random rubble sandstone; whitewashed margins. Whitewashed render plinth; moulded eaves; fleur-de-lys finials surmounting skewed gables. Narrow strip quoins; stugged rubble quoins; stugged long and short surrounds to chamfered openings; stepped hoodmoulds at ground.

E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: stairs to timber panelled door centred at ground; tripartite fanlight; architraved, hoodmoulded door-surround; single window at 1st floor; small narrow window centred in gable. Single windows at both floors in bays to outer left and right centred in smaller outer gables.

S (SIDE) ELEVATION: 3-bay with single bay addition to outer left. Single windows at ground in bays to outer left and right; single windows in all bays at 1st floor (blind in bay to outer right); 2 small narrow windows centred in gable. Lean-to addition comprising single window off-set to right of centre.

Replacement aluminium windows at ground; 2-pane timber sash and case windows at 1st floor; timber attic casements. Graded grey slate piend; raised stone skews; coped ridge stacks flank centre (cans missing).

INTERIOR: not seen 1996.

BOUNDARY WALL AND GATEPIERS: coped random rubble wall to Argyle Terrace; whitewashed gatepiers flank entrance.