Heatherbank, Beanburn, Ayton

Later 19th century with later additions and alterations. Symmetrical 2-storey, 3-bay plain classical style villa (former bank and manager's house) with single storey, single bay pavilion recessed to left; single storey pavilion advanced to right with single storey addition recessed to outer right. Squared and snecked tooled cream sandstone; sandstone ashlar dressings. Base course; raised cill course at 1st floor; overhanging timber bracketed eaves. Quoins; stugged long and short surrounds to stop-chamfered openings; sandstone mullions; flush cills.

N (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: corniced, flat-roofed porch projecting at centre with 2-leaf timber panelled door; plate glass fanlight. Bipartite windows at ground in bays flanking entrance; single windows in all bays at 1st floor. Blind elevation to single storey pavilion recessed to outer left. Single window in pavilion slightly advanced to right; single window in bay recessed to outer right.

E (SIDE) ELEVATION: blind elevation to main block; single storey projection off-set to left of centre.

S (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen 1998.

W (SIDE) ELEVATION: single storey projection to outer right; single window in bay recessed to outer left; main block set behind.

Predominantly 4-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows. Grey slate piend and platform roof to main block; grey slate piended roofs to flanking pavilions. Corniced sandstone wallhead stacks to E and W main block; various circular cans. Tall, corniced, square-plan stack to W pavilion; single circular can.

INTERIOR: not seen 1998.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND GATEPIERS: coped sandstone wall enclosing site to front. Square-plan, coursed sandstone gatepiers flanking vehicular entrance; pyramidal caps; gate missing.