Courtyard Range, Manse, Kingarth, Bute

Circa 1769; repaired 1833; additions 1890. Symmetrical 2-storey, 4-bay plain classical style former manse with 2-storey, single bay gabled addition advanced to outer right; single storey with attic, gabled wing off-set to left of centre projecting at rear; single storey, L-plan range adjoined to outer left forming rear courtyard. Harled with polished grey sandstone dressings (red sandstone to courtyard range). Raised base course to 1890 addition; corniced canted windows; flush margins; strip quoins.

SE (FRONT) ELEVATION ORIGINAL BLOCK: modern conservatory at ground off-set to left of centre obscuring entrance; single window aligned at 1st floor; single windows at both floors in remaining bays to left and right. 1890 ADDITION: 3-light canted windows at ground and 1st floors centred beneath apex in advanced bay to outer right. COURTYARD RANGE (REAR): single window in bay to outer right; narrow lights in remaining bays to left.

NW (REAR) ELEVATION ORIGINAL BLOCK: single windows at both floors in bay to outer right; single window centred at 1st floor obscured by adjoining gabled wing projecting to N; modern conservatory at ground in re-entrant angle to right. 1890 ADDITION: single windows set in lean-to addition to right; single window at ground in bay to outer left; single windows at 1st floor centred beneath apex. REAR WING: single attic window off-set to left of centre. COURTYARD RANGE: 3-bay to NW, 4-bay to NE; boarded timber openings to all bays.

2-, 4- and 12-pane timber sash and case glazing; various skylights. Graded grey slate roof; raised stone skews; moulded skewputts to 1890 additions. Corniced sandstone ridge and apex stacks; various circular cans; rendered apex stack to rear wing.

INTERIOR: not seen 1996.

WALLED GARDEN: round-arched rubble coping to harl-pointed red rubble sandstone rectangular-plan walled garden to S; some repairs late 20th century.

BOUNDARY WALL, GATEPIERS AND GATES: rubble-coped random rubble wall to street; square-plan red sandstone piers flanking entrance; slight round-arched caps; wrought iron pedestrian and vehicular gates.