Tyenabruich Cottage, Tyenabruich, Auchendryne Square, Braemar

This is a roughly 1880s single-story and attic house with a smaller cottage attached to the east. The main house is three bays wide, constructed of squared and coursed granite. The symmetrical front elevation features a central doorway and flanking canted bay windows. The attic has a pair of piended and canted dormers. A gabled wing extends to the rear, also with attic dormers, and a weatherboarded lean-to porch. Timber four-pane sash and case windows are present throughout, along with a grey slate roof, deep eaves with projecting rafters, and coped gable stacks with octagonal flues.

The attached cottage, to the east, is a single-story, three-bay structure with corrugated iron cladding. Its west-facing elevation has a central two-leaf door flanked by windows, and a small lean-to addition to the south with a corrugated iron roof. This cottage has timber four-pane sash and case windows and a masonry stack to the south.

Tyenabruich is situated in a prominent, raised location on Auchendryne Square, making a significant contribution to the streetscape. It has characteristic features of the area, including overhanging eaves and piended and canted dormers, and is built from granite, a locally sourced material. A small detached “wee house,” constructed of corrugated iron rather than the typical timber, is on the property and represents an unusual survival.

These "wee houses" were a product of the 19th century when Deeside became an increasingly popular health resort, attracting visitors drawn to the landscape's beauty and perceived resemblance to Switzerland. The presence of the Royal Family and the arrival of the railway in Ballater spurred a rise in tourism, leading residents of Braemar to build these smaller dwellings in their gardens during the summer months to rent out their cottages to visitors. The property is within the Cairngorms National Park and is shown on the 2nd Edition Ordnance Survey Map from 1899-1901.