Combination Poorhouse, Bonar Bridge

The Combination Poorhouse in Bonar Bridge, likely designed by Mathews and Laurie from Inverness around 1870, is a two-storey building with an 11-bay symmetrical facade and an extended H-plan. The exterior is harled with tooled ashlar margins. The central round-headed entrance bay is flanked by two gabled bays, while the two outer bays are advanced and linked under one gable, projecting to the northeast to form rear wings. Large three-light windows are located on both the ground and first floors beside the entrance, with 12-pane sash windows elsewhere. A tall, slender octagonal louvred cupola with a facetted conical roof and weather-vane sits at the center, accompanied by paired ridge stacks and a slate roof.

Adjacent to the main building is a single-storey range that is symmetrical with nine bays and also follows an extended H-plan. The third and fifth bays are gabled and project slightly both to the front and rear of the range, with the entrance located at the center of the rear, facing the main hospital door. This range is also harled with tooled ashlar margins and features 12-pane glazing and a slate roof, but it has no stack.

There are later additions at the rear of the building. The property is enclosed by low coped front retaining walls and high rubble walls on the sides and rear.