63 Ardbeg Road, Rothesay, Bute

Mid 19th century; flatted early 20th century. Asymmetrical 2-storey, 3-bay flatted house with single storey, single bay addition to outer left; slightly advanced gabled bay to outer right; stairs at rear (entrance upper flat). Painted harl; raised, painted margins; painted strip quoins. Raised band course at principal floor; corniced canted windows at ground; overhanging timber eaves. Painted surrounds to chamfered openings; moulded timber shafts centred in gables. Single storey, 4-bay L-plan outbuilding at rear (former stables); whitewashed sandstone rubble.

NE (HIGH ROAD) ELEVATION: decorative cast-iron balustraded stair to ground floor entrance off-set to right of centre; timber panelled door; plate-glass fanlight; single gabled window breaking eaves centred at 1st floor. 3-light canted window at ground in penultimate bay to outer left; single gabled window breaking eaves at 1st floor; single window at ground in bay to outer left. Advanced gabled bay to outer right comprising 3-light canted windows at both floors centred beneath apex.

SW (REAR) ELEVATION: decorative cast-iron balustraded stair centred at rear to boarded timber lean-to addition at 1st floor (entrance upper flat); single window at ground off-set to left of centre; single windows at both floors in bay to outer left (1st floor window breaking eaves). Piended single storey projection at ground off-set to right of centre (rear access ground floor flat); single windows at both floors in bay to right (1st floor window breaking eaves); single window at ground in bay to outer right.

6- and 12-pane lying-pane glazing to front and rear. Graded grey slate roof; replacement rainwater goods. Coped apex stack to NW; apex stack to SE; various octagonal cans.

INTERIOR: flatted to form ground and 1st floor flats circa 1916; engraved glass set in timber panelled vestibule door; architraved surround; plate-glass fanlight; plaster cornice-work; timber skirting boards; timber panelled doors.

OUTBUILDING: single boarded timber doors in 2 bays to right of centre; pitched wing to outer left comprising timber panelled door in penultimate bay to outer left; single window to outer left; boarded timber hay-loft hatch centred beneath apex. Overhanging timber eaves; graded grey slate roof; replacement rainwater goods.

BOUNDARY WALL AND GATEPIERS: coped harl-pointed rubble wall to Ardbeg Road; whitewashed render square-plan piers flanking entrance; pyramidal caps; boarded timber pedestrian entry gate.