South Lodge, Castle Grant

Later 19th century. Baronial 2-storey gate lodge. Square

tooled granite, rubble rear, tooled granite ashlar dressings. Asymmetrical 2-bay S and E fronts (facing road and drive

respectively); drum tower rises from facetted base at SE

angle, flanking left gate pier. Entrance to lodge in angle

with tower and E front masked by shallow gabletted and

crowstepped porch with monogram above lintel.

Coat of arms in 1st floor of drum tower, latter lit by slit

vents and terminating with slated conical tower and cast-iron

finial. Corbelled parapet to dwelling and square

angle bartizans." 12-pane glazing; coped end stacks; slate

roofs.

Gate piers; simple pair granite gate piers; no gates survive.

Retaining walls: right gate pier flanked by stumpy

crenellated octagon imitating base of lodge angle tower from

which stretches low coped and buttressed retaining wall,

enclosing wide approach area from main road; interval piers

with pyramidal caps.