Lyness House, 10 Graham Place, 8, Stromness

Circa 1897 with later alterations. 2-storey, 5-bay T-plan asymmetrical house (internally divided), forming E side of small square. Harl-pointed rubble with sandstone ashlar and cement-rendered and lined margins to openings; windows set close under eaves at 1st floor. Eaves course.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: modern, part-glazed timber door with large rectangular fanlight at ground in bay to left of centre; window at 1st floor above. Window at each floor in bay to outer left. Bipartite window at 1st floor in bay to centre. Blocked doorway at ground in bay to right; window at 1st floor above. Window at ground in bay to outer right.

N AND S (SIDE) ELEVATIONS: blank gabled walls with gablehead stacks.

E (REAR) ELEVATION: 3-bay, with advanced blank gabled bay with gablehead stack to centre; window at each floor in left return. Single storey lean-to addition in bay to right. Window at each floor with part-glazed timber door and fanlight to right flank in bay to left.

12- and 2- pane timber sash and case windows. Replacement grey slate roof; stone ridge; slate to addition; concrete skews; corniced rubble gablehead stacks; thackstanes; uPVC rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen, 1997.

BOUNDARY WALLS: low ashlar coped rubble walls along W (principal) elevation; pyramidal capped low pier to SW angle.