Allt-Na-Giubhsaich Cottage And Game Larder, Glenmuik

Early 19th century (before 1806) single storey cottage, enlarged, and joined in mid 19th century to W by further single storey and attic cottage, 1848-9. Game larder, late 19th century.

Principal cottage:

Rectangular-plan single storey, 3-bay cottage extended to E to make 4-bay cottage with T-plan addition to rear; linked before 1902 to cottage at W. Harled rubble, partial rubble base course.

Circa 1860, decorative gabled, open timber porch to door at centre of original cottage; panelled door with 2-pane fanlight; porch with 4-centred opening to front, 4 timber trunk-columns linked by cusp-headed timber railings; horseshoe emblem in boarded gablehead; swept eaves. Window in each remaining bay. Blank gable on return to left; return to right with 2 narrow, widely spaced windows. T-plan addition with 2-bay link block running N, 2 windows to E divided by staged chimneybreast and stack. Rear block with similar stack at centre to N elevation, flanked each side by 3 windows, centre of which slit window; windows on gabled return elevations. Link passage to later cottage, low single storey extending from recessed centre of W elevation.

4-pane glazing pattern in sash and case windows. Grey slates and clay ridge tiles. Ashlar coped, raised skews. Gablehead stacks.

W cottage:

Single storey with attic breaking eaves, 3-bay cottage with lean-to at rear and linked to original cottage. Harled stone.

S elevation with boarded door at centre, letterbox fanlight; small window above breaking eaves in square-headed stone dormer; outer bays each with window at ground and gaoled stone dormerheads to windows above, with beak skewputts. Blank return elevations. Window to centre at rear and later piend-roofed dormer above; lean-to addition flanking to left with door.

4-pane and plate glass glazing patterns in sash and case windows. Grey slates, clay ridge tiles. Raised ashlar coped skews. Gablehead stacks.

Game Larder:

To rear of principal cottage. Square-plan slatted, timber larder on concrete base. 2-leaf boarded doors flanked by slit windows to entrance elevation; 2 tall narrow louvred windows to each remaining elevation. Swept overhanging eaves to grey slate piended roof, lead coping. Louvred timber ventilator at apex with pyramidal roof and ball finial.