Balker Lodge, Lochinch Castle

Later 19th century with later alterations. Single storey gate lodge. Whinstone; contrasting sandstone quoins and dressings. Bracketed timber eaves.

N (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: gabled timber entrance porch to outer right; timber finial; timber door to left re-entrant angle; square leaded tripartite window. Polygonal canted bay to outer left; cill course; single window to each bay; cross finial to roof apex.

S (REAR) ELEVATION: glazed timber entrance door to gabled porch to left; central single window and glazed timber door to later extension to right.

W (SIDE) ELEVATION: central bipartite window to gabled bay; open timber fretwork to gable.

E (SIDE) ELEVATION: central tripartite window to gabled bay; square plaque to right; polygonal canted bay to outer right (see N elevation)

Predominantly plate glass timber windows (modern window to rear); porch and upper panes to W and E elevations, leaded. Grey slate roof; ridge stack; circular cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1999.

STEPS, GATEPIERS AND BOUNDARY WALLS: stone steps lead to entrance to lodge; pyramidal caps. Stugged, square-plan gatepiers with pyramidal caps terminating low coped quadrant wall; timber fencing atop; painted timber gate.