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Summary

Description

Mansion of various builds between late 17th and mid 19th

centuries. 1780-1813 S facing principal block of 2 storeys,

5 bays; granite rubble with ashlar granite dressings,

rusticated quoins and long/short detailing. To rear earlier

house and to W mainly single U-plan range forming hollow

square service court.

Principal block with centre door, flanking side lights and

rusticated ashlar dressings; Venetian window above and

3-window bowed bat rising full height to left. Single

off-centre piended dormer. Regular single bay return E gable

with ground and 1st floor windows, each with long/short

rustication and keystoned lintel in ground floor. Band

course; piended slate roof with ashlar granite modillioned

eaves.

To rear at right angles, late 17th- early 18th century house,

3 storeys, 7 bays (of at least 2 builds and heightened to

full 3 storeys in mid 19th century); rubble, tooled ashlar

dressings Off-centre door, narrow 1st and 2nd floor windows;

crowstepped gables; end and ridge coped stacks. Re-set 1598

datestone.

12-pane sash windows throughout. Projecting bowed stairwell

in rear re-entrant angle (1985) links main blocks. Interior:

some fine late 18th and early 19th century chimneypieces;

remnants of late 18th century plaster friezes.

Statement of Special Interest

Family home of Grants of Rothiemurchus. Name The Doune

derived from motte to rear of house. Re-set datestone of

1598 initialled PG for Patrick Grant taken from Dell of

Rothiemurchus, a jointure house with Muckrach Castle from

whence Patrick Grant came. The Doune presently (1985)

undergoing complete restoration, which has included

demolition of later 19th century water tower, porch and

removal of brattishing.

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