16 Craigmore Road, Rothesay, Bute

Mid 19th century (circa 1853); alterations 1944. 2-storey, 4-bay classical style house grouped 1-2-1; recessed at centre; single storey piended entrance porch recessed to outer left. Squared and snecked tooled yellow sandstone; yellow sandstone ashlar dressings. Raised base course; overhanging modillioned corniced eaves. Droved yellow sandstone quoins; droved long and short surrounds to chamfered openings; projecting cills. Coursed yellow sandstone entrance porch comprising base course; vermiculated eaves course beneath modillioned eaves; patterned quoins; patterned long and short surrounds to architraved, chamfered openings; projecting cills. Harl-pointed whin rubble sides.

E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: replacement 2-leaf glazed door centred in recessed porch; 6-light replacement fanlight; roll-moulded, shouldered-arch surround. 3-light canted windows at both floors in advanced bay to outer left; 3-light canted window at ground in advanced bay to outer right; intricate cast-iron balcony canted above; large single window aligned at 1st floor. Recessed central bays comprising single windows at both floors in bay off-set to left of centre; bipartite windows at both floors in bays off-set to right; stylised cast-iron pilasters forming verandah at ground; timber pilasters to front supporting bracketed balcony at 1st floor; decorative timber balustrade.

Small-pane timber glazing throughout. Graded grey slate piends; coped wallhead stacks to N and S; octagonal cans.

INTERIOR: relatively intact; extensive timber panelling; timber balustraded stair.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND GATEPIERS: round-arched rubble coping to harl-pointed rubble wall to Craigmore Road. Curved, coursed sandstone walls flanking entrance; stop-chamfered square-plan piers; whitewashed pyramidal caps; cast-iron vehicular access gates.