Boleskine House

Begun late 18th century and continuously enlarged until

circa 1830. Now forms single storey, irregular 7-bay house

with projecting outer bays with truncated gables. Pink harled

with ashlar dressings and margins (some rendered). Present SE

front probably re-cast from NW. Centre projecting pilastered

ashlar bay with entrance flanked by narrow side lights; porch

linked to outer bays by shallow loggia supported by slender

Roman Doric columns; deep continuous entablature. NW

elevation; round-headed window in gabled centre bay

(probably former entrance) 3-window projecting bowed bays (to

right with modern alteration to one window) with bowed

piended roofs in bays 2 and 6; outer bays with Venetian

windows.

Multi-pane glazing; long and short channelled ashlar quoins.

Symmetrical pair ridge and panelled end wallhead stacks; slate

roofs.

East service door masked by later single storey, single bay

extension.

Interior; long corridor runs full length of house in SE front

probably formed in earlier 19th century; panelled arches and

screens flanking centre entrance bay. Simple plaster cornices

to 2 public rooms with bowed bay windows giving to NW.