Thrumster House

Later 18th century front portion of double pile house with

extensive additions and alterations of varying 19th century

dates. 2-storey, symmetrical 3-bay front with single storey

and attic, single bay piended wings set back at gables. Later

rear additions.

Frontage white harled with contrasting painted details; side

and rear elevations all rubble with tooled rubble dressings.

Centre door in south front masked by mid 19th century

projecting square porch with round-headed keystoned doorway.

All front windows with 1830-40 square hoodmoulds; long windows

flank centre door.

Centre rear bay gabled and crowstepped with long circa

1830-40 Gothic Y-traceried stair window; projecting flanking

wings from U-plan court partially infilled by low single

storey gabled mid 19th century centre porch flanked by

crowstepped bays with pointed headed windows.

Further mid-later 19th century, 2-storey 3-bay double pile

(of separate builds) wing at SW with 2 wallhead gables at SE

elevation.

Mainly 4- and 12-pane glazing; end and apex stacks, with some

decorative chimney cans; Caithness slate roofs. Interior;

original later 18th century entrance hall and flanking rooms

re-cast in mid-19th century with staircase of that date

rising through rear pile, horseshoe fronted 1st floor landing

below corbelled and braced timber roof decorated with shields

bearing family coats of arms. Shaped balusters and decorative

newels; landing supported by ornately carved brackets;

decorative plaster ceiling cornice in entrance hall. Moulded

and panelled doorpieces with segmental headed doors with

Y-traceried upper glazed panels. Later 18th chimney piece in

right portion of entrance hall; modern chimney piece to left.

Small barrel ceilinged drawing room in SW wing.

Various changes of level internally; small blocked stair-case

in rear.