Tochieneal House

Later 18th century, re-cast to N and enlarged and re-fronted

probably by William Robertson, architect, circa 1830. N

facing single storey, 3-bay house with 2-storey over raised

basement, 5-bay rear (S) elevation. Double pile house with

slightly lower room heights at rear as indicated by

fenestration. Harled, contrasting tooled ashlar margins and

dressings.

Centre door in N front masked by bowed corniced and painted

ashlar porch supported by fluted ashlar Doric columns

infilled (possibly slightly later) with long flanking

side-lights and margins glazed fanlight. 2-bay return E and

W elevations with long windows, those towards rear blind;

single later gabled dormer breaks wallhead E and W.

5-bay rear (S) elevation, with centre entrance served by

simple footbridge oversailing raised basement and linked to

long single storey building.

Multi-pane glazing; angle margins; eaves band and cornice;

paired corniced stacks; piended platform slate roof. Some

later 18th century spearhead rails with urn finials to

stiffeners.

INTERIOR: entrance hall with dining room and parlour right

and left, linked by passage to stairwell. Passage flanked

left and right with built-on cupboards, at left fitted with

series of drawers; corniced plaster overthrow.

At rear raised ground and 1st floor rooms of lower height, at

front attic rooms with comb ceilings, all served by single

staircase. Attic rooms fitted with original decorative

cast-iron basket grates (probably by Fraser of Banff

Ironworks). Basement kitchen with cast-iron stove and oven

(also probably Fraser of Banff); original servant's wooden

bed in basement room.

REAR: long harl pointed rubble, single storey building at

rear (linked to main house by footbridge); door and window in

E elevation; wallhead and tall ridge stack (both brick);

piended slate roof.