Kilmartin Hall

Circa 1860, asymmetrical neo-Tudor house, probably incorporating

small later 18th century dwelling. Mainly 2-storey, irregular

plan. Grey rubble with contrasting tooled sandstone dressings.

Centre entrance in asymmetrical E front square-headed

hoodmoulded doorway under crenellated parapet. Doorway flanked

to left (S) by long transomed and mullioned window rising full

height (lighting stairwell); further ground floor 4-light

transomed and mullioned window to right of entrance. Projecting

gables form outer bays, to left with tapering flue rising

through centre of gable and terminating in apex stack, the

flue decorated with mock cruciform arrow slit and flanked at

1st floor level by narrow hoodmoulded windows. To right (N)

lower 2-storey symmetrical 2-window gable with decorative

bargeboards (possibly re-fenestrated original house).

Irregular S front; 1 canted and 1 5-sided bay window in ground

floor and 2 large 1st floor and 2 large 1st floor windows, to

left under crested architrave. Long 2-storey range,

incorporating service wing and former stables, set back and

extending W, fronted in part by modern harled, single-storey

sun parlour with flat roof.

Mainly leaded or multi-pane glazing; coped end and wallhead

stacks; slate roof.

Interior; ornate interior; panelled inner hall rises through 2

floors, with neo-Jacobean staircase with silhouette balusters

leading to 1st floor landing. Panelled drawing room with

carved Adamesque chimney piece and marble hearth surround;

strapwork plaster ceiling. Neo-Tudor chimney piece in dining

room with re-used panel incorporated as overmantel. Adamesque

plaster ceilings in some 1st floor rooms. Garden walls; garden

enclosed by high coped rubble walls; pair simple square

rubble gate piers with small ball finials, flanked by short

length retaining wall linking similar terminal piers.

Further entrance at NW with octagonal ashlar piers with flat

ashlar octagonal caps linked by coped ashlar overthrow.