Listed Building
The only legal part of the listing under the Planning (Listing Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 is the address/name of site. Addresses and building names may have changed since the date of listing – see 'About Listed Buildings' below for more information. The further details below the 'Address/Name of Site' are provided for information purposes only.
Address/Name of Site
BILBSTER HOUSELB14076
Status: Designated
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Summary
- Category
- C
- Date Added
- 15/08/1979
- Local Authority
- Highland
- Planning Authority
- Highland
- Parish
- Wick
- NGR
- ND 28196 53368
- Coordinates
- 328196, 953368
Description
Roughly L-plan house, dating from mid-later 18th century to
later 19th century. Mainly 2-storeys, harled with ashlar
margins. Earliest portion appears to be 2-storey and attic
over raised basement, tall south facing irregular 5-bay
house; extreme left bays, both ground and 1st floor, masked
by 2-storey passage addition linking west gable to 2-storey
range running north-south. Off centre entrance in earlier
south facing facade, masked by circa 1900 glazed porch; wide
mid-later 19th century canted window rises full height in
outer right bay, with later 19th century canted dormer above.
To rear, at east corner, a single storey wing projects 6
bays, with entrance abutting house and remaining blind bays
delineated by pale brick pilasters with dentilled eaves course.
Varied window sizes mainly with 12-pane glazing; crowsteps;
ridge and end stacks; slate roofs.
Interior; little of interest; ground and 1st floor rooms lit
by large south canted bay windows have ornate plaster
cornices; semi-circular stair well.
Statement of Special Interest
"A substantial house" (1840)
References
Bibliography
NEW STATISTICAL ACCOUNT, xv, (1840) p.142.
About Listed Buildings
Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for designating sites and places at the national level. These designations are Scheduled monuments, Listed buildings, Inventory of gardens and designed landscapes and Inventory of historic battlefields.
We make recommendations to the Scottish Government about historic marine protected areas, and the Scottish Ministers decide whether to designate.
Listing is the process that identifies, designates and provides statutory protection for buildings of special architectural or historic interest as set out in the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997.
We list buildings which are found to be of special architectural or historic interest using the selection guidance published in Designation Policy and Selection Guidance (2019)
Listed building records provide an indication of the special architectural or historic interest of the listed building which has been identified by its statutory address. The description and additional information provided are supplementary and have no legal weight.
These records are not definitive historical accounts or a complete description of the building(s). If part of a building is not described it does not mean it is not listed. The format of the listed building record has changed over time. Earlier records may be brief and some information will not have been recorded.
The legal part of the listing is the address/name of site which is known as the statutory address. Other than the name or address of a listed building, further details are provided for information purposes only. Historic Environment Scotland does not accept any liability for any loss or damage suffered as a consequence of inaccuracies in the information provided. Addresses and building names may have changed since the date of listing. Even if a number or name is missing from a listing address it will still be listed. Listing covers both the exterior and the interior and any object or structure fixed to the building. Listing also applies to buildings or structures not physically attached but which are part of the curtilage (or land) of the listed building as long as they were erected before 1 July 1948.
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