Lodge, Duchray Castle

Loch Lomond And Trossachs National Park Planning Authority

Circa 1825 with mid and later/late 20th century additions to E. Single storey; double-fronted; rectangular-plan with additions forming rectangular-plan to rear. Entrance lodge. Original block of symmetrical design with deep overhanging eaves and semicircular panels over windows. Original block coursed dressed stone with painted ashlar dressings; additions harled. Roll moulded architraves to original block; stugged long and short surrounds to principal (E) elevation; quoins at arrises.

E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: central entrance; replacement panelled timber door with rectangular fanlight. Flanking bipartites with rounded mullions.

N ELEVATION: window to left of gable end. Mid 20th century addition adjons to right (2 windows).

S ELEVATION: window to right of gable end. Later/late 20th century addition adjoins to left.

W ELEVATION: original block obscured by mid and later/late 20th century additions (window to mid 20th century section to left, 2 to later/late 20th century section to right).

2-pane timber sash and case windows to original block. Grey slate roof; swept down to lower eaves level to rear/W (piended grey slate roof to mid 20th century addition/flat asphalted roof to later/late 20th century addition). Harled gablehead stacks to either side (N and S) of original block; that to N with band course; round can to each.

INTERIOR: not inspected (2000).

BOUNDARY WALL/RAILINGS TO S AND E: low coped wall surmounted by cast-iron railings with spiked finials (probably late 19th/early 20th century) to E. Gateway and pedestrian gateway with moulded cast-iron gateposts at N end; cast-iron gate with spiked finials to pedestrian entrance. Low rubble wall with rubble coping to S.