Newhall House

Newhall House is a building designed by James Smith in Inverness in 1805, which incorporates elements from a later 18th century house. The front is classical and made of ashlar, with pale and red sandstone flanks that include earlier masonry. The house has two storeys and a basement, featuring a five-bay front with an advanced and pedimented central bay. The entrance is highlighted by a tetrastyle Doric portico, which is accessed by a flight of steps. The ground floor windows have a cornice, and all front fenestration is adorned with moulded surrounds linked by string courses. The windows have 12-pane glazing, and the building has a bracketted cornice and rusticated angle quoins. The roof is piended slate with central chimney stacks.

Inside, there is an entrance hall with a columned screen that leads to the stairwell. The drawing room, dating from 1805, features a decorative plaster ceiling cornice and a marble chimney-piece. The morning room and dining room also have 1805 decorations, with the dining room featuring later graining. There are good later 18th century rear staircases, which likely served as the main stair of the earlier house.