Strathmiglo, Pitlour House

Robert Mylne, 1783; later alterations. 2-storey, attic and basement, 5-bay, rectangular-plan, restrained classical villa with pedimented entrance front with oculi, set prominently on raised ground, designed to overlook the village of Strathmiglo and Lomond Hills. Coursed and tooled red, sandstone ashlar with yellow sandstone ashlar dressings. Rectangular dormers to north and S elevations. Base course, banded cill courses at ground and 1st floors, corniced eaves course and blocking course.

E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: 5 bays arranged 1-3-1. Break-fronted pedimented central 3 bays, oculus window to tympanum. Central tripartite arched entrance door-piece with fanlight. Fly-over stone stair with cast-iron railings.

S ELEVATION: 5 bays. Basement level flanked by single storey wing walls, with arched entrances and blind oculi, linked to coursed rubble retaining walls (built to Mylne's design, 2012).

W ELEVATION: 4 bays. Four 2-leaf timber and glazed doors with fanlights.

N ELEVATION: 3 bays. Centre bay with round arched windows. External cellars at basement level.

Predominantly 12-pane sash and case windows, with aprons under ground floor windows to all elevations; leaded roof with grey slate eaves; rendered stacks with moulded cope and yellow clay cans.

INTERIOR: (seen 2013). Principal rooms arranged around central hall and lobby and in connected sequence. Simple Neo-classical scheme throughout with original plaster work (some painted) to principal rooms and original chimneypieces. Groin vaulted hall with pilasters and deep and shallow niches leading to central lobby. Bowed principal stairwell with curved niches flanking round arched window; drawing room bowed to north with pair of niches, painted early 19th century ceiling. Barrel-vaulted kitchen to basement kitchen offices with original stone shelving.