Hawthorne, Low Askomil Walk, Campbeltown

Later 19th century, extended circa 1896. Asymmetrically composed 2-storey Italianate Villa of irregular plan with 2-storey former service wing projecting to W and modern lean-to access stair addition to N elevation. Stugged squared and snecked sandstone walls with droved ashlar dressings. Base course, projecting cills at windows.

S (LOW ASKOMIL) ELEVATION: 2-bay elevation with right bay advanced and gabled. Bipartite window at ground to left and round-arched window above. Arcaded tripartite window at 1st floor to right, pilastered mullions, channelled voussoirs around arch heads with jettied gablehead articulated around.

E (ENTRANCE)ELEVATION: 3-bay elevation, centre bay advanced and gabled with square plan single storey entrance porch in re-entrant angle to left comprising architraved round arched openings (now infilled) to S and E and deep overhanging bracketted eaves with brattishing above. Round-arched window at 1st floor bay to left. Gabled centre bay with 5-light rectangular bay window at ground floor and additional window to left. Bipartite window centred at 1st floor, arcaded to match S gable. Modern lean-to addition in bay to right with entrance door at ground.

FORMER SERVICE WING: 2-bay, 2-storey S elevation. 1st bay with round-arched window at ground floor with tripartite window above. Bipartite windows in 2nd bay, ground floor window set within segmental-arched recess.

Timber sash and case windows at ground floor, 4-pane at main block, plate glass at service wing. Mostly modern glazing at 1st floor, stained glass stair window at rear elevation. 2-leaf, round-arched, panelled former outer entrance door within porch. Grey slate roof to main house, service wing and bay window, overhanging timber eaves, decorative timber bargeboards at S and E gables. Cast-iron gutters and downpipes. Round-arched and gabled zinc canopies to round-arched windows of S and E elevations, bracketted with pendants, and finials at apexes. Coped roughcast stacks with octagonal cans, 6-flue at W gable apex of main block, single-flue at service wing.

INTERIOR: not seen 1995.

BOUNDARY WALLS: random rubble walls to garden and Low Askomil. Rustic arched gateway with vermiculated masonry to Low Askomil containing timber gate, additional wrought-iron gate to left.