Auchlunkart House

Early 18th century, 2-storey house with late 18th century

additions; further additions and remodelling circa 1825-30 in

style of William Robertson of Elgin; additions and

'restoration', Bruce and Sutherland, Architects, Banff, 1886.

Harled with tooled and polished ashlar dressings. E facing 7-

bay entrance front with narrow windows with chamfered

margins (earliest portion of house); late 18th century

projecting bowed outer bays; centre entrance re-modelled

1825-30 with centre door flanked by narrow lights and

intermediate pilasters with incised keystoned detailing.

Entrance fronted by circa 1825-30 porte-cochere supported by

4 Greek Doric columns standing on continuous plinth.

5-bay S front with slightly advanced centre 3 bays faced

in tooled ashlar with central niche in 1st floor under

blocking course with centre ornamental urn-like circular

corniced wallhead stack. Elevation fronted by 1825-30

conservatory comprising 4 front and 2 side Greek Doric

columns linked by panelled base course and deep entablature,

infilled with multi-pane glazing. Shallow piended glazed roof terminating with decorative palmette and anthemion cast-iron brattishing.

Mainly 12-pane glazing. Ridge and end stacks; slate roofs.

Walled service area to N with entrance flanked by simple

square gate piers initialled FDS and dated 1886.

INTERIOR: entrane hall divided from inner hall by Greek Doric

screen infilled with later glazing. Stairhall with early 19th

century reconstructed cantilevered staircase with later 19th

century decorative cast-iron balusters.

DRAWING-ROOM: probably 1825-30 decoration and fittings, with

panelled dado, moulded doorpieces, overdoors, panelled window

shutters. Decorative plaster ceiling cornice with some

additional later 19th century moulded borders; white marble

chimneypiece supported by pair caryatids.

DINING-ROOM: re-decorated in late 19th century incorporating

earlier 19th century decorative features such as moulded

doorpieces and overdoors, panelled dado. Late 19th century

chimneypiece.

CONSERVATORY: simple chimneypiece with re-set 17th or

possibly early 18th century armorial.