Stables And Offices, Stronvar House

Loch Lomond And Trossachs National Park Planning Authority

Circa 1828 with later, and possibly some earlier, fabric and 20th century alterations. 2-storey, quadrangular-plan former stable block, with gothick detailing, Tudor-arch entrance (walled up - see Notes), jerkin-headed gables to E elevation, deep bracketed eaves, and detached 2-storey bothy at NW corner. The NW corner is open to admit vehicle access. The building was extended several times in the 19th century and converted to flats in the later 20th century. It is much larger and more imposing than any other stable or agricultural building in the parish, reflecting the wealth and status of the owners of Glenbuckie / Stronvar House, for whom it was built. The architectural treatment is very good, and the gothick detailing would have been very fashionable at the time it was built.

Principal symmetrical 5-bay range to E with central gable containing large Tudor-arched entrance with flanking slit windows on both elevations and small window with pointed-arch hoodmould to gable apex of E (outer) elevation. The outer bays of the E elevation have jerkin-headed gables; two basket-arched vehicle sheds flank the main entrance on the courtyard elevation. The N range is irregularly fenestrated on both elevations and at its W gable has rounded corners, corbelled to square at 1st floor level. The S range is also irregularly fenestrated and has a short gabled wing extending from the centre of the outer elevation. On the courtyard elevation is evidence of another basket arch (now filled in) and at the W end is a pedestrian pend. The W range, which was rebuilt in the mid or late 19th century, has 3 depressed-arch vehicle sheds to the courtyard elevation and a corbelled corner at the gable. A 2-storey bothy with corbelled corner stands next to the W range. Base course to E elevation of E range; long and short quoins.

Materials: timber-boarded doors to courtyard elevations, and glazed doors to flats. Predominantly 12-pane glazing with some 6-, 8- and 9-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows of different sizes. Random rubble with ashlar dressings. Graded grey slate. Coped stacks with yellow clay cans.