Glentrae, Rosneath Road, Cove And Kilcreggan

Probably Alexander Thomson, mid 19th century. 2-storey, asymmetrical, rectangular-plan, shallow gabled villa with Italianate details. Sandstone ashlar with polished margins and dressings; square columnar mullions. Base course; moulded string course; advanced eaves, exposed rafters.

W (MAIN) ELEVATION: advanced broad gable with porch in re-entrant angle to outer left, single storey block to outer right. Gable block with broad bow on deep battered base, dentilled cornice, balustrade above with ashlar die, ashlar coping, cast-iron decorative infill. Tripartite window with pilaster mullions and flanks at 1st floor. Flat-roofed porch set into re-entrant angle to outer left, steps to door with ashlar die, bracketted cornice, 2-leaf panelled door, large plate glass fanlight; half-glazed vestibule door; modern lean-to garage block to outer left. Single storey, half-piend-roofed block recessed to outer right, harled with sandstone margin, tripartite window (detailed similarly to that at 1st floor).

E (REAR) ELEVATION: rough harl with painted stone margins. Single storey block to outer left, window at centre; main body of house with gable breaking eaves to left, window at ground and 1st floor to left; half-piend roofed single storey block at ground right; modern lean-to timber porch to outer left.

Plate glass timber sash and case windows on main elevation, 4-pane timber sash and case windows on rear elevations; grey slate roof, lead flashings; coped sandstone ridge stack, octagonal can; tall coped, rendered wallhead stack on single storey right block, circular can.

BOUNDARY WALL AND GATEPIERS: whinstone rubble wall with harl-pointing, qaurtz boulder coping; tall gatepiers with pyramidal caps.