Conon Mains, Conon House

Conon Mains, Conon House is a large U-plan steading built in 1822, featuring two storeys and constructed from rubble. At the center of the long principal south range is an ashlar-built tower. This tower has a square plan and consists of three stages, with the lowest stage being two storeys high. It includes a round-arched pend entrance and rusticated quoins. The middle stage features a Venetian window with blind side lights on the north and south fronts, and the corners are slightly advanced with paired angle pilasters. It has a bracketed entablature, cornice, and a blocking course that is raised at the angles, creating deeply crenellated parapets that suggest turrets. The top stage is a tall octagonal belfry with an ogee dome, topped with a weathervane shaped like a plough. The flanking ranges are plain and have undergone significant alterations, with windows enlarged to bipartites and first-floor windows raised, featuring gabled or modern float-roofed dormer heads. Inside the court, there are four original key blocked cart bays. The roofs are slated and piended.