Rockhall

Composite L-plan house probably incorporating tower house at

west; present form established probably first half 18th

century; some windows enlarged early 19th century, and

interior re-modelled circa 1880 by James Barbour; further

alterations by J M Bowie circa 1915. House faces south west;

3 storeys; whitewashed rubble with red ashlar margins;

regularly placed small-paned sash windows. Stair turret in

re-entrant angle with small windows, blocked door and

shallow-pitched roof; main door alongside (by Bowie -

replacing Barbour's porch) in east range with crest above, 2

bays beyond. West range extends one bay from stair turret and

is blank at ground; small, low ground floor (bar) windows to

north west elevation, fire escape against south east gable.

Stair windows (by Barbour) at rear above modern function

room, and outbuildings, latter 2 storeys 3 bays with T-plan

roof and now linked with house. Corniced stacks; slate roofs.

Interior: turnpike stair in turret; wooden stair by Barbour

to rear above ground floor (lower part presumably removed

when function room was built); irregular narrow corridor

between 2 ranges runs length of house; some decorative 19th

century plasterwork in east range; barrel-vaulted ceiling of

bar is dummy at north end at least. Square gatepiers

(presumably by either Barbour or Bowie) have projecting caps

with engaged ball finials; curved, low quadrant walls with

spiked cast-iron railings; gates similar.