Pitgaveny House

Dated 1776. Tall, 3-storey mansion over basement, symmetrical

5-bay pedimented SW front, with later porch. Rear wing

dated 1870. Pinned ashlar frontage, coursed rubble flanks,

polished ashlar dressings.

Original centre entrance masked by substantial single

3-bay porch with side entrance, said to be 1868, pedimented

and columned doorpiece; corniced wallhead with ball

finials at intervals.

Regular frontage with slightly advanced, pedimented centre

3-bay fenestration to return elevations with some blind

windows; long 1st floor windows. 9-, 12- and 15-pane glazing.

Rusticated quoins; oculus in pediment; corniced blocking

course encircles wallhead with angle ball finials (some

missing); tall coped panelled end wallhead stacks; double

piended slate roof.

Substantial 4-storey and attic, wide 2-bay rear wing dated

1. Coursed rubble, ashlar dressings. Regular fenestration,

12-pane glazing; quoins; hipped and corniced end stacks;

piended slate roof.

Rear wing linked to main house by single bay block with ground

floor service portico

INTERIOR: ENTRANCE HALL: enlarged circa 1870 by linking

former entrance with SE ground floor room.

STAIRCASE AND STAIRWELL: cantilevered stone staircase with

moulded lip to risers; plain wooden balusters. Plaster

balusters. Plaster ceiling with swagged frieze and

and central tondo.

DINING ROOM: carved white marble chimneypiece with marble

slips, circa 1870 cast-iron grate, dado rail.

DRAWING ROOM: on 1st floor, high ceiling with bracketted

corniced anthemion frieze, dado rail. Fielded panelled

doors and window shutters throughout.

Gatepiers: circa 1776 flanking former entrance (former

Lossiemouth) at W of house. pair square rusticated ashlar

piers with moulded cornice and ball finials. No gates survive.