Duncraig Castle College

Duncraig Castle College is a large, asymmetrical Scottish Baronial mansion built in 1866 by Alexander Ross. It is a three-storey building of nine bays, with gabled and crenellated detailing. The construction is of coursed rubble with tooled dressings. Two square, crenellated towers rise one stage above the main roofline. A porte cochere, a covered entrance for carriages, is located on the south front, and a large crenellated canted bay window projects from the north side. The windows are predominantly 2-pane sashes, with corniced end and ridge stacks, and the roof is slate. A single-storey service court sits to the west of the main building, and alongside it are a single-storey, three-bay chapel and a two-stage octagonal water tower. A large, modern addition has been built to the east. The interior retains original chimneypieces, doorpieces, and enriched ceilings.

Associated with the main building are a two-storey laundry, a three-bay gabled porch with an outer stair, and a symmetrical, two-storey stable block incorporating a five-bay court with a segmental-headed arched entrance bay. The stables have 2-pane glazing, two small modern dormers, end and ridge stacks, and a slate roof. The north elevation of the laundry exhibits three bipartites on both ground and first floors. A small ridge cupola sits on the laundry roof. A large walled garden is situated at the rear of the property.

A marble plaque above the stable entrance is inscribed with the words "FEAR GOD, WORK HARD, BE HONEST." Duncraig Castle currently serves as a Home Economics College for the Highland Region. The building was advertised for tenders in the Inverness Advertiser on April 3, 1866, and further information is available from the Buildings of Scotland Research Unit.