Castlebank, Lanark

Predominantly mid 19th century with some earlier fabric and early 20th century additions. Mainly 3-storey, 11-bay, roughly rectangular-plan, asymmetrical, classical country house with Tudor revival additions, balustraded parapet with urn finials at wallhead of main blocks, projecting windows and porches. Ashlar-lined stucco with ashlar dressings. Deep base course, band course, and remains of string course (originally eaves course until extra storey added). Rusticated quoins. Generally regular fenestration with ashlar margins; some ground floor openings hood-moulded with label stops; some 1st floor windows corniced; pedimented dormers with finials.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 3-storey, 3-bay core block with projecting single storey porch flanked by projecting 2-storey bays with bipartite windows. 2- and 3-storey additions stepped back to right and left.

Predominantly plate glass in timber sash and case windows. Ashlar- coped gable stacks with red and yellow clay cans. Grey slate roofs with zinc ridges.

STABLE COURT OUTBUILDINGS: a variety of dates from early to late 19th century. Single and 2-storey piend-roofed stable and coachhouse range with timber boarded carriage doors. Squared rubble with droved ashlar dressings. Grey slates with zinc ridges.

STABLE COURT ENTRANCE: 1904. Single storey, curved U-plan, Scottish Baronial style block enclosing E end of service court with round-arched pend in crowstepped gable. Mostly squared and coursed sandstone with droved ashlar dressings. 2-leaf timber-boarded gates to pend; clock and date stone to ball-finialed gable above. Curved leg to right built into the slope of the ground with pedestrian door; curved leg to left. Timber-boarded doors to courtyard. Weathervane to gable apex. Ashlar gablehead stacks with octagonal yellow clay cans. Grey slates.