Balhaldie House, High Street, Dunblane

Late 17th century with early 19th century additions and alterations. 2-storey, 6-bay, rectangular-plan, gabled house. Random rubble red sandstone with yellow ashlar quoins and margins to openings. Painted architraves and projecting cills to windows.

E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 6-bay, regular fenestration. Blocked window to ground floor of outer left bay; plain door with letterbox fanlight to 3rd bay from left; 2-storey advanced canted bay with piended roof to 4th bay from left; small window between outer right bay and bay to immediate left.

W (REAR) ELEVATION: regular fenestration, smaller windows to upper storey. 2-storey, advanced bay to outer left; cast-iron spiral staircase to right return, 1st floor door; hipped roof.

S (HIGH STREET) ELEVATION: gable end; regular fenestration to right, timber-panelled door to right, letterbox fanlight.

N (SIDE) ELEVATION: set into bank; exposed upper storey, harled gable end with small barred window to right.

12-pane, timber-framed, sash and case windows. Grey slates, lead flashing. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Broad, coped gable end and ridge stacks, coped skews to S.

INTERIOR: timber panelled doors, plain plasterwork throughout. Central full-height stair well, cast-iron balsutrade to banister. Principal drawing room to left on 1st floor; false doors for symmetry, combed ceiling. Cobbled floor to basement.

GATEPIERS AND BOUNDARY WALL: small, square-plan, chamfered piers with plinths and pyramidal caps. Stepped, high rubble wall to left of house with in-built square-headed gate, stone lintel.