2 The Steadings, Church Road, Arrochar

This is a former 1774 and 1776 steading, converted into housing and arranged in a U-plan. It is constructed of rubble with harl and cement harl pointing, with ashlar margins and dressings, and reconstituted stone margins.

The north-east range, which fronts the principal courtyard, is the tallest and has seven bays. It features moulded cornices above the outer doors. Modern boarded doors and windows are present, along with alternating modern rooflights. The south-west elevation has an irregular arrangement of openings, including one door and two loft windows set under the eaves.

Returns include a tall gable, featuring round-headed cart arches centrally, now filled in as windows. A small round-headed window is located in the gablehead, and at the apex is a pedestal and ball finial, along with a 1774 datestone. A gable on the south-east elevation bears a 1776 datestone.

The north-west range, facing Church Road, has four bays arranged nearly symmetrically, with four large, slate-hung dormers symmetrically placed. The courtyard elevation of this range is arranged as a three-bay house with a central door, flanking windows, and two symmetrically disposed dormers. It also has a gable with a round-headed window to the outer left.

The south-east range has a five-bay courtyard elevation with two symmetrically placed slate-hung dormers. A four-bay rear range is present, and a gable with a round-headed window is situated to the outer right.

The building now has modern plate glass windows and a grey slate roof with modern rooflights. Ashlar coping is present on the skewbacks and skewputts. It also features tall coped apex stacks and ridge stacks. The steading originally served Inverioch/Arrochar House, now the Claymore Hotel (listed separately).