Ivybank, Westland Road, Rothesay, Bute

Circa 1800; additions at rear early 20th century. Symmetrical 2-storey with basement, 3-bay classical style house with slightly bowed sash and case Y-tracery windows; later lean-to additions at rear. Lightly ribbon-pointed squared rubble sandstone; polished sandstone dressings; painted margins. Raised, painted band course at principal floor; raised lintel course beneath corniced eaves. Prominent quoins; tooled rubble long and short surrounds to openings (droved at ground and basement); bowed cills (flush at basement). Random rubble at sides and rear; harled render additions.

E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: stair oversailing basement at centre comprising cast-iron uprights, stone treads. Timber panelled door recessed at ground; decorative fanlight; surmounting corbelled cornice; single window aligned at 1st floor. Single square-headed windows at basement in bays to outer left and right; regularly fenestrated at ground and 1st floors above (bowed windows).

W (REAR) ELEVATION: single and 2-storey, 2-bay lean-to additions centred at rear; 2 3-light canted dormers above; single windows at both floors in recessed bays to outer left and right.

Y-tracery upper, 4-pane lower bowed timber sash and case windows to front elevation (flush at 1st floor in central bay and basement); 8-pane timber sash and case glazing at rear. Grey slate roof; replacement rainwater goods. Corniced square-plan wallhead stack to N; single octagonal can.

INTERIOR: flatted mid to later 20th century; made single house late 20th century. Some cornice work; dado rails; timber skirting boards; timber panelled reveals to bowed windows.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND GATEPIERS: coped random rubble wall to Westland Road; harled square-plan gatepiers flanking entrance; pyramidal caps. Rendered wall to Ferfadd Road; paired, stop-chamfered gatepiers flanking entrance; corniced caps; cast-iron gates.