Ness House, South Ness, South Walls, Hoy

Mid-late 18th century; later additions. 2-storey, 5-bay house with later single storey, 3-bay crowstepped addition (former post office). Rubble, clad in lime based wet harl.

NE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: symmetrical 3-bays to left; central gabled porch with window. Door inset in right return. Window to left and right flank of porch; 2 1st floor windows centred above. 2 ground and 2 1st floor windows to right. 3-bay addition; central door; 2-light fanlight; single flanking windows.

SE ELEVATION: single 1st floor window to left.

SW ELEVATION: ground floor window to far right; pitched dormer window, breaking eaves, centred above. Door to left; 1st floor window centred above. 2 ground floor windows to left of door. 2-bay section to left; 2 ground floor windows; 1 1st floor window and 1 pitched dormer window, breaking eaves. 2 windows to former post office.

NW ELEVATION: single storey addition; window to right.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case ground floor windows; 4-pane 1st floor windows. Smaller 1st floor windows hug eaves. Stone ball finials to porch and dormer gables. Exposed keystones to house gable walls. Coped gablehead stacks to house and crowstepped gable of former post office. Coped ridge stack to house. Stone (Caithness) slate roof. Cast-iron skylight to front and rear.

INTERIOR: not seen, 2000.