Manse, Old Parish Church And Churchyard, Balquhidder

Loch Lomond And Trossachs National Park Planning Authority

2 main building periods: original 1774 3-bay, 2-storey former manse (with 1825 service wing to NW) significantly extended to E in 1890 with single bay, 2-storey addition to principal (S) elevation and adjoined rear (NE) gabled wing. Overall appearance unified at time of 1890 alterations with exposed timber rafters, overhanging eaves, timber bargeboards to gables with tie braces and pendants. Slightly advanced gabled entrance bay to centre of original house with 20th century porch at ground floor. Windows set close to eaves. Random rubble with slaister pointing, pitched grey slate roofs.

Principal (S) elevation of original manse: porch with window to slightly advanced central entrance bay, door to right return. Flanking windows, windows to 1st floor arranged above openings below, circular recess set within gable of entrance bay. 1890 addition attached to right; canted 3-light window to ground floor, window set above. Gabled elevations to E and W with 1825 and 1890 rear wings extending northwards, various openings. Rear (N) elevation: advanced windowless gabled wings to right and left; store door to left wing, single storey lean-to to right wing. Original manse setback; small, low, single storey outshot at ground floor with 1st floor stair window above, window at ground and 1st floor to left.

Timber boarded doors, timber 4-pane and multi-paned sash and case windows, various rooflights. Corniced ashlar gable apex stacks to each gable including slightly advanced entrance bay, coped ashlar ridge stack bridging original E gable with 1890 addition, clay cans.

Interior: modernised interior with some original features including working timber panelled shutters and simple cornices to principal rooms. Higher ceiling to ground floor room of 1890 addition. Timber roof joints to original manse with timber pegs and Roman numerals.

Boundary Walls and Gatepiers: rubble boundary walls to S and N, rubble copes - rebuilt to S, in disrepair to N. Weathered square-plan ashlar gatepiers to S with heavily weathered shallow pyramidal corniced caps.