Dundarroch, Loch Ard

Dundarroch is a neo-Georgian villa built circa 1922, replacing an earlier house on the same site. This harled, rectangular-plan, two-storey building sits on a small promontory overlooking the eastern end of Loch Ard. It is a well-proportioned and detailed example of neo-Georgian architecture, popular for country houses built between the wars, and notable as the only building in the area to exhibit a strong classical character.

The house’s front, or eastern, elevation is designed to be viewed from the road approaching from Aberfoyle, and its position was slightly adjusted from the previous building's location. The symmetrical five-bay facade features a Roman Doric porch at the centre. A heavy eaves entablature forms a parapet that disguises the shallow piended roof; this entablature continues partway along the side elevations. While the overall style is Regency, the use of double mullioned windows in the outer bays suggests the influence of more contemporary designs.

The rear, or western, elevation is nearly symmetrical, with three bays, a central rectangular projection with French doors flanked by windows leading to the garden, a canted bay to the left, and a smaller, blank projection to the right. All first-floor windows are double-mullioned. The north elevation is blank, while the south elevation is dominated by a timber-framed conservatory built on harled dwarf walls. An original door and window opening remain at ground floor level on the south side, along with a single window at the first floor.

Internally, access was not possible in the year 2005.

The building is faced in white-painted harl, with the underlying material likely salvaged from the original structure. It has timber sash and case windows with horns and 9, 12, and 15-pane glazing. The main entrance features a two-leaf timber-panelled storm door with a four-pane letter-box fanlight above. The roof is slated, with wall-end stacks on the side elevations and a small central ridge stack, all harled and finished with circular red clay cans.