1-5 Duncraig Square, Duncraig Castle

This is a large, asymmetrical mansion house built in 1866 by Alexander Ross, a prime example of the Scottish Baronial style. It is situated at Duncraig Square, and now serves as a Home Economics College within the Highland Region. The main building is three storeys high and consists of nine bays, with gables and crenellations throughout. It is constructed of coursed rubble with tooled dressings. Two square, crenellated towers rise one stage above the roofline. A porte cochere is located on the south front entrance, and a large, crenellated, canted bay window projects from the north side. The windows are predominantly two-pane sashes. Corniced end and ridge stacks are present, and the roof is slate. To the west of the main building is a single-storey service court, flanked by a single-storey, three-bay chapel and a two-stage octagonal water tower. A large, modern addition extends to the east.

The interior retains original features, including decorative chimneypieces and doorpieces, and enriched ceilings.

A two-storey laundry building is nearby, featuring a gabled porch and external staircase. It is constructed of rubble with tooled dressings and has three bipartites on its north elevation. A small ridge cupola punctuates the slate roof. The stables are a symmetrical, two-storey, five-bay structure with a court. A central, segmentally arched entrance bay is gabled, and the outer bays at ground floor contain bipartites with two-pane glazing. There are two small, modern dormers, end and ridge stacks, and a slate roof. A large walled garden is situated to the rear of the property. A marble plaque above the stable entrance bears the inscription "FEAR GOD, WORK HARD, BE HONEST." Advertisements for tenders appeared in the Inverness Advertiser on 3rd April 1866, and further information can be found through the Buildings of Scotland Research Unit.