Description
18th century in appearance, originally a rural Laird's house;
village of Catrine was subsequently built round about. 2
storeys plus attic, south front (now) 3 bays, 4-bay rear.
2 building phases; the earlier formed a plain rectangular-
plan and gabled house presumably 1682, the date of a panel
on the rear wall. Pedimented entrance bay, with urns, added
central on south front, probably in 3rd quarter of 18th
century, forming a T-plan house, most front windows altered
then also, with raised flat margin; and consoled cills
(single ground floor window enlarged c. 1950); perhaps the
wall-heads were raised then too; main cornice to front
relates to 18th century work, though skewputts above and
main cornice at rear are probably original. Stacks are 20th
century, but include single wall-head stack at rear. Steep-
pitched slightly bell-cast slate roof. Painted rubble and
ashlar dressings. Asymmetrical low flanking wings; east wing
may be 18th century and formerly contained a bakery (its door
now partly blocked to form a window) now used as garage
with big slapping; west wing dates probably from second half
of 19th century, is longer and has corrugated sheeting to
roof.
Inside, the house retains much early work; stair is contained
within added gable, many panelled timber doors in
architraves, stone basket-arched fireplace on east gable;
cornice plasterwork; 2 niches in the 1st floor room to west.