Castle Guest House, 16 Castle Street, Kirkcudbright

Castle Guest House, located at 16 Castle Street in Kirkcudbright, was built around 1860 and originally served as a bank with living quarters above. The building is two storeys high and features three bays. It is constructed from polished red sandstone, with a plinth, rusticated quoins, and a moulded cill course on the ground floor. The central entrance has a round-arched head, flanked by pilaster strips and topped with a consoled cornice. The outer bays contain bipartite windows, also with consoled cornices. On the first floor, there are three windows that have bracketted moulded cills and consoled cornices. The building is finished with an eaves course, a cornice, and a blocking course, along with corniced end stacks and a slate roof.