Stable Block, Lochinch Castle

Wardrop and Brown, 1867 (completed). Single storey and attic, near square-plan stable court. Squared and snecked sandstone. Majority of attic windows break eaves to form pedimented attic dormers; finials.

W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION, EXTERIOR: segmental-arched entrance leading to inner court, rises to crowstepped gable; single window within stepped hoodmould; square plaque below; clock to crowstepped gable; weathervane at apex; flanking circular-plan drum towers; gunloops to bases; moulded corbels to upper storeys; 2 single windows; conical roofs; finials. Timber entrance to outer right. Advanced crowstepped bay to left; single windows at ground and attic floors, single plaque to crowstepped gable, finial at apex; single windows to re-entrant angles; 2 single windows at ground; 2 modern windows at attic to outer left. INTERIOR: segmental-arched entrance; single window within stepped hoodmould; clock to crowstepped gable; small timber dormers to re-entrant roof angles; single entrance and window at ground to left, square-headed entrance to outer left; louvred central opening at attic (louvred ventilation above to roof); 2 single windows and entrance to right; louvred central opening at attic (louvred ventilation above to roof).

N (SIDE) ELEVATION, EXTERIOR: central timpany crowstepped gabled bay; 2 single windows at ground and attic floor; plaque to gable; flanking attic dormers; finials; repeated pattern for penultimate bays to outer left and right with additional windows at ground floor. Advanced timpany crowstepped gabled outer bays; single windows at ground and attic floors; plaques to gableheads. INTERIOR: 6 openings at ground to verandah; central 3-light timpany gable (central light infilled); square plaque to gable; 2 attic dormers to left and right.

E (REAR) ELEVATION, INTERIOR: central crowstepped gabled bay; segmental arched entrance at ground floor; single window at attic; square plaque to crowstepped gable; finial; 2 square-headed entrances at ground to left (double-width to inner bay) central attic dormer flanked by louvred attic ventilation to roof. Square-headed entrance at ground to right, flanked by single window to right and 2-light window to left; central attic dormer flanked by louvred attic ventilation to roof. Gatepiers to entrance to outer right.

S (SIDE) ELEVATION, INTERIOR: modern garage, 2-leaf timber door.

Variety of glazing patterns, predominantly plate glass and 6-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof (fishscale-slating to drum towers); crowstepped stone skews; corniced ridge and gablehead stacks; circular cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1999.