Fountain 1, Letterfourie House

Robert Adam, dated 1773. Tall centre 3-storey cube joined to

mirrored 2-storey outer wings by 3-bay linking blocks, the

mansion set on raised basement fully displayed as lower

ground floor at S garden front.

Pink tooled pinned granite centre block, harl pointed rubble

elsewhere, tooled and polished contrasting sandstone

dressings.

N FRONT: N entrance front with outer mirrored wings set at

right angles to form shallow U-plan court. Centre entrance

with shallow portico supported by 2 Corinthian columns

approached by shallow flight of steps oversailing raised

basement. 3 console corniced windows with balustraded aprons

in 1st floor, smaller upper windows.

Outer wings each with single ground floor tripartite; each

set-back 3-bay linking block with advanced and pedimented

centre bay, at right with doorway. Raised basement screened

by continuous spearhead railings with urn finials to

stiffeners.

S GARDEN FRONT: 5-window centre block with centre entrance to

basement and small flanking lights; blind window in centre of

upper storey with dated keystone.

Outer wings fronted E and W by centre 2-storey, single bay

projecting wing with piended roof, at W with entrance to

former chapel in lower ground floor.

Chapel has round-headed windows with intersecting astragals.

Decorative glazing to fanlights; 9- and 12-pane glazing;

coped end, wallhead and ridge stacks (single leaded dummy

ridge stack at E for symmetry). Centre cube with blocking

course and piended slate roof with centre ridge weathervane;

gabled slate roofs elsewhere.

INTERIOR: entrance hall from which rises full-height

cantilevered flight of stairs. Ground floor parlour and

dining room.

DINING ROOM: white marble chimneypiece; steel basket grate by

James Fraser, Banff; plaster ceiling and cornice; dado rail;

mahogany raised and fielded panelled doors and window

shutters; double doors to parlour.

1ST FLOOR DRAWING ROOM: room leads from spacious landing;

yellow and white marble chimneypiece; steel basket grate with

incised decoration, also by James Fraser, Banff (signed);

mahogany dado rail, raised and fielded panelled doors and

window shutters; decorative painted (green and white) plaster

ceiling; richly coloured hand painted wallpaper with birds

and flowers.

LIBRARY: modern shelving; re-used marble chimneypiece.

CHAPEL: groined plaster vaulted chancel flanked by engaged

pilasters. No fittings survive.

FOUNTAINS: shaped watergarden in front of S elevation; with 2

fountains of earlier-mid 19th century date. Both stand on

square plinths, their wide bowls with scalloped lips

supported by shaped baluster stems; the fountain furthest

from house has shaped central stem with diminishing basins.