4 to 6 (even numbers) Argyll Square (former County Buildings), Oban

Mid-19th century, raised and redeveloped in the later and late 19th century. Three-storey and attic, five-bay (grouped 1-3-1), rectangular plan, simple classical style bank. Stugged, coursed sandstone with polished ashlar dressings to Argyll Square elevation. Rear elevation grey granite rubble with sandstone quoins to first floor, sandstone dressings to windows. Base course, moulded string course at second floor cill and lintel levels with frieze and cornice at eaves. Channelled quoins. Architraved windows, stone bracketted cills at first floor.

Southwest (Argyll Street) elevation: symmetrical, five-bay elevation with centre bay slightly advanced. Entrance door architraved with blind fanlight, frieze and cornice. Substantial gabled dormer to centre with fluted pilasters, string course and pediment above single window. Ground floor outer bays round-arched windows, with architrave and vermiculated keystones.

East (rear) elevation: asymmetrical, with projecting, bellcast, piend-roofed stair. Four-and eight-paned sash and case windows. Plate glass in bipartite window and window above. Windows all originally four-pane sash and case. Astragals removed from ground floor left window and lower sashes of first floor windows. Scroll-flanked and corniced chimney stacks at gable, corniced chimney stack at ridge and rear elevation eaves. Piended, grey slated roof and links to main chimney stacks. Piend-roofed, slate-hung dormers with 18-pane casement windows on front and rear pitches.