Little Ardoch Including Railings, Front Street, Braco

Earlier to mid 19th century. Well-detailed, prominently sited 2-storey, 3-bay, rectangular-plan, piend-roofed classical house with single storey wing projecting at rear to form L-plan; retaining substantially unaltered principal elevation with pilastered and block pedimented doorpiece, and near-complete lying-pane glazing pattern throughout. Stugged ashlar with long and short work quoins, and quoin strips. Base and eaves courses, and raised margins with lugged cills to principal elevation.

FURTHER DESCRIPTION: Principal E elevation with centre bay at ground floor with 4-panelled timber door and 2-part fanlight, windows in flanking bays and regular fenestration close to eaves at 1st floor. N (garden) elevation with single window to each floor at left and small light off-centre right at 1st floor below dominant shouldered stack. Largely unaltered rear elevation with centre stair window.

Largely lying 14-pane glazing pattern in timber sash and case windows. Grey slates. Cavetto-coped, ashlar, shouldered wallhead stack to N with polygonal cans.

INTERIOR: Plain plasterwork cornices, working timber shutters and wall cupboards. Vestibule with a part-glazed screen door and flanking lights, dog-leg staircase with decorative cast iron balusters and timber handrail.

RAILINGS: Low saddleback-coped walls with inset decorative cast iron railings and gate to principal elevation.