Glentower, Auchintore Road, Fort William

Sydney Mitchell, dated 1889. Some early 20th century

additions and alterations, Scottish Renaissance detail.

2-storey and attic, asymmetrical 4-bay north facing house.

Red harled, contrasting painted tooled ashlar dressings.

Near centre door under corniced, segmentally pedimented

doorpiece with port-hole light right; entrance sheltered by

early 20th century slated canopy linking angle drum tower at

right (west) to early 20th century projecting square

tripartite bay window at left (east); decorative wooden

struts and trellis work support canopy. Round drum tower

rises full height, terminating in slated, bellcast domed roof

with lead finials. 2 dormers heads break eaves under shaped

gablets with long 4-light window between. 2 diminutive swept

dormers in roof. Canted single storey wing at east gable

(former observatory) early 20th century single storey and

attic, 2-bay wing to

rear, also with shaped gabletted dormerhead; canted bay

window with centre glazed door to rear; diminutive gable

attic windows; multi-pane glazing; ground and 1st floor

windows linked by moulded string course. Original rainwater

goods; margined, coped end stacks; crowsteps; slate roofs.