3, 5, 7, 9, 11 Columshill Place, Rothesay, Bute

Earlier 19th century; refurbished late 20th century. 2-storey with attic, 7-bay plain classical style flatted house entered at front and rear; grouped 2-3-2, divided at front by giant order Doric pilasters; pilastered quoins. Near-symmetrical E elevation; a-symmetrical W elevation with advanced 2-storey, 2-bay wing to outer right. Cherry-cocked random rubble sandstone; rendered margins. Raised base course; lintel course beneath corniced eaves. Stugged sandstone quoins; tooled long and short surrounds to openings; projecting cills. Rendered exterior stair at rear.

N (COLUMSHILL PLACE) ELEVATION: replacement timber panelled door set in rendered architraved doorpiece at centre (No 3); plate glass fanlight.

E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION NOS 5, 5A AND 7: replacement timber panelled door at ground in penultimate bay to outer left (No 7); single window at ground in bay to outer left; single windows in both bays at 1st floor; 3-light canted dormer above. Replacement timber panelled door centred at ground (No 5); flanking single windows; single windows in all bays at 1st floor; 3-light canted dormers in bays to outer left and right. Single windows at both floors in penultimate bay to outer right and bay to outer right (side No 3); 3-light canted dormer above.

W (REAR) ELEVATION: replacement timber panelled door at ground in penultimate bay to outer left; single windows at both floors in bay to outer left; single window at 1st floor off-set to right. Rendered stairs to replacement timber panelled door at centre (No 9); single windows at both floors in bay to left of entrance; single window at ground off-set to right; single windows at both floors in bay to right. Lean-to boarded timber porch with multi-mullioned door facing N to left of advanced wing to outer right; large (stair) window at 1st floor in bay to left; single windows at both floors in bay to right; single piended dormer above.

16-pane timber sash and case windows to E; 2-pane timber sash and case windows to W; various rooflights. Grey slate roof; raised skews; rendered coped ridge and apex stacks; circular terracotta cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1996.