The Lookout, Shore Road, Lamlash, Arran

Earlier to mid 19th century with later alterations and additions. 2-storey and attic, 3-bay classical villa with broad corner pilasters and Tudor Jacobean details; single storey piend-roofed range to rear. Later mansard roof and canted porch to secondary entrance. Central Jacobean wallhead gable. Base course; band course to side elevations and string course to facade between ground and 1st floors; moulded eaves course and blocking course. Squared and snecked pink sandstone; painted ashlar facade; moulded window surrounds to ground; square-headed hoodmoulds to ground floor openings; harled to rear with exposed ashlar margins.

SE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: central advanced bay with 2-leaf panelled door in cavetto surround, letterbox fanlight above; bipartite window to left canted secondary entrance bay to right, door to centre and flanking windows; 2 bipartite swept dormers to attic.

NW (REAR) ELEVATION: 3 bays with central wing at right angles; single window to ground left, small modern extension to right on return; central stair window and flanking single windows; central tripartite dormer and flanking rooflights to attic.

SW ELEVATION: window to ground left; central 1st floor window.

NE ELEVATION: tripartite window to ground centre left, flanking single windows; central 1st floor window. Timber sash and case windows: 2- pane (upper) and plate glass (lower) to principal and side elevations; original lying-pane glazing to rear (4-pane upper and lower sashes); plate glass to all dormer windows; 4 Velux-type rooflights. Graded, greyish-purple slates; lead flashing to platform section; flat-coped skews; corniced gable end stacks with 10 octagonal clay cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen (2002).

BOUNDARY WALLS, GATEPIERS AND RAILINGS: pair of chamfered gatepiers on square plinths with centrally raised octagonal caps, further similar gatepier to right with gate (1 remaining half of double gate); low coped boundary wall to front; cast-iron spearhead railings and gate.