Town Hall, High Street, Dingwall

The Town Hall in High Street, Dingwall, dates from 1730 and 1905. The core and tower were built in 1730, with a cupola added by John Boag in 1774, and the building was remodeled by W C Joass between 1902 and 1905. The central tower is constructed from rubble and has two stages, with the upper stage slightly stepped back. The entrance is located in the center and features an altered columned portico that supports a heavy stone balcony on the first floor, which has carved panels. A window, which was formerly a door at the head of the steps, was altered in 1905 to open onto the balcony. The tower includes one small margined window with an iron yett on each south-facing storey, a balustrade added in 1905, and a tall timber octagonal cupola from 1774. The cupola has a pilastered tower stage, clock faces on alternate facets, louvres above, and an ogee lead roof topped with a diminutive lead cupola and weather vane. The two-storey, two-bay wings were rebuilt in 1905, featuring bipartite windows in each bay and crow-stepped dormer heads. There is a return crow-stepped gable facing Church Street, which includes a re-set date stone from 1730 in the gable head. The roofs are covered with slate.