Mains Of Ardersier

Circa 1800, 2 storey and attic house over basement, 3 bays.

Red rubble, squared in east front facade, with contrasting

tooled sandstone dressings. Centre door approached by short

flight steps. Pair later double casement dormers with curved

heads.

Large earlier 19th century rear wing of 2 storeys and attic,

all harled with tooled margins; 2 diminutive piended dormers;

piended roof. Mainly 4- and 12- pane glazing; coped end

stacks to main house and large hipped wallhead stack to rear

wing; slate roofs.

Various single storey extensions of different dates.

Gate piers; Pair square channelled ashlar gate piers with

coursing accentuated with contrasting painting; shallow

pyramidal caps with diminutive ball finials.

The boundary between the parishes of Ardersier and Petty

runs through Ardersier Village along Stuart Street.

No. 2 Stuart Street and The Old Toll House, Ardersier, are

to be found in the Petty Parish list.

The 18th century development of Ardersier village as a

service and residential area to Fort George is reflected

architecturally by the regular housing each side of the

High Street, with both front elevations and gable ends.

Despite some intervening modern single storey properties,

nos 11-16 High Street are included in a B group for the

importance of their gable ends to the street frontage.