Murdiston House, 192 Main Street, Callander

Murdiston House is a traditional, two-storey and attic, three-bay house dating from 1790. It is located at 192 Main Street, Callander, within the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park. It is likely that the house began as a single-storey cottage, raised up in the 19th century. The main elevation faces south, away from the street, a feature characteristic of some earlier buildings in the area. Murdiston has good streetscape value, sitting lower than later developments and demonstrating its earlier origins. It is considered the best example of its type in the Callander area.

The house is rectangular in plan and sits within its original plot, with a 1930s timber garage situated close to the house. The garden is bounded by a hedge, beyond which lies a large meadow with views of the surrounding area.

The north elevation, set below the current street level behind a low retaining wall with cast iron railings, is symmetrical, except for a large, canted oriel window on the first floor. This window, likely added in the later 19th century to serve a first-floor drawing room, has decorative cast iron detailing at its base. In the 1930s, the house underwent extensive internal refurbishment including the installation of oak floorboards throughout and a new oak staircase. A six-light, mullioned bow window with an oversailing roof was added to the left of the garden elevation at ground-floor level to increase light to the principal room. The north elevation also features a pair of distinctive 19th-century dormers with curved roofs.

Inside, the house is characterised by low ceilings, reflecting its age. The kitchen has quarry tiled floors, along with a small 20th-century range. Working shutters and panelled doors are present throughout, alongside exposed oak floorboards and an oak staircase.

The exterior is built with cream-washed rubble stone, with raised margins around the window and door openings. Original 12-pane timber windows with peg fixings are present to the ground and first floors, while horizontally glazed timber windows are in the dormers. Rainwater goods are made of cast iron. The pitched roof is covered with grey slates, and the south gable has a rendered stack with tapered cans.