Description
Maitland and Sons, Tain, 1905-7. Asymmetrical 2-storey
shooting lodge. Bullfaced rubble, tooled ashlar dressings.
Entrance in S front in advanced square 3-storey tower with
corbelled and crenellated wallhead with similarly detailed
caphouse and angle stair turret. Simple recessed entrance
door with McCorquodale coat of arms above. Gabled bays flank
entrance, some as canted bay windows rising full height
right with swept corbelling below gable and with angled
alignment SW. East elevation also gabled, but plainer and
housing service area at NE. French windows in dining room E
gable; single and 2-pane glazing; coped and string-coursed
ridge and end stacks, the latter was slightly projecting and
corbelled gable flues; carved guilloche moulding to front
bargeboards; slate roofs.
Interior; oak panelled entrance stairhall; slender turned
balusters to stair case and 21st floor landing; portion of
hall abutting staircase partially screened by basket arched
arcade supported by fluted wooden pilasters with Ionic
capitals; moulded chimneypiece supported by engaged columns,
carved overmantel. Drawing room; simple ceiling cornice;
ornate Renaissance revival carved chimneypiece.
Dining room; decorative ceiling cornice; carved chimneypiece.
Library; panelled library with some reused panelling;
moulded plaster ceiling; moulded wooden chimneypiece
supported by substantial turned balusters.