Former Black Isle Combination Poorhouse, Ness House, 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 Ness Road, and Boundary Wall (Excluding 5 Ness Road East)

William Lawrie, 1859. 2-storey and attic, gabled H-plan former poorhouse in plain Traditional Scots style; 2-storey rear wing circa 1866; set in garden grounds showing former segregated layout. Rendered with painted ashlar margins, straight painted stone quoins, corbelled skewputts. 3-bay centre flanked by advanced 2-bay gabled blocks; 4-bay side elevations, centre 2 bays with wide gabled chimney. 19th century lean-to extensions to north and south. Timber entrance door with fanlight above. 12-pane timber sash and case windows, some modern fenestration to upper northwest and lower southwest elevations. Pitched roofs, predominantly grey slates, ridge and gable stacks. Interior: (seen 2012). Original plan-form largely intact. Timber dog-leg stairs to left and right of entrance hall with skylight above leading to upper levels.