East Lodge, Tarbat House

East Lodge, built in 1889 by A. Maitland and Sons, is an Arts and Crafts style estate lodge of two storeys. It was originally constructed for the game-keeper and features kennels in the ground. The lodge comprises two asymmetrical bays, with a rectangular, two-storey block gabled to the right. The first floor of this block is jettied and supported by heavy consoles. A piended stair bay projects to the north, with the ground-floor entrance concealed behind a rustic porch. A single bay extension to the south connects to a small square kitchen, which appears to have previously served as a game larder. The ground floor is constructed of tooled sneck coursed red sandstone, while the upper storey has an imitation timber frame with tooled ashlar dressings. A datestone shaped like a shiel, bearing the initial “C” (for the Earl of Cromarty), the date 1889, and the Earl’s coronet, is present. The lodge stands on a secondary drive leading to Tarbat House. An advertisement for tenders appeared in the Inverness Courier on February 22, 1889.