Old Courthouse, Lochmaddy, North Uist

The Old Courthouse in Lochmaddy, North Uist, was designed by architect James Ross of Inverness in 1845 and extended around 1856 by William Lawrie of Inverness. This former courthouse and jail features a walled exercise yard on three sides. The main building is now two storeys tall and has a T-shaped plan, with a gabled low porch at each re-entrant angle. The original rectangular-plan block has a rear wing and additional porches.

On the northeast elevation, the wing and low porches are all gabled, constructed from cherry-caulked coursed and squared rubble with contrasting ashlar dressings, while the remainder is finished in whitewashed harl. The main gable has a finial and three bays, with slits flanking the ground floor window and narrow lights above. Each porch features a round-headed door with a fanlight. The southwest elevation is asymmetrical, with the original door now converted into a window, and a round-headed doorway on the northwest gable, with a lean-to adjoining at the southeast. The building has small-paned sash windows, end and axial stacks, and slate roofs.

Inside, there are vaulted cells at ground level, observation slits, and a key safe. The exercise yard is octagonal in shape, with walls built of rubble and topped with ashlar coping.