Rockhill Castle, Ardencraig Road, Craigmore, Bute

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 29/09/1987 Local Authority Argyll And Bute Planning Authority Argyll And Bute Burgh Rothesay NGR NS 10617 64970 Coordinates 210617, 664970 — Mostly later 19th century (1883?) with various asymmetrical additions. Large 2- and 3-storey with basement and attic classically-detailed villa on prominent sloping site; single storey entrance range to roadside dated 1891. Predominantly cream sandstone rubble; part rendered, coursed and whitewashed; ladder-pinned sandstone ashlar engaged octagonal tower to SE; squared and snecked sandstone bow to NE; polished sandstone dressings. Raised base course; architraved cill course; corniced eaves; polished sandstone blocking course to roadside entrance range. Architraved and consoled windows to central block at ground; painted, pilastered windows at 1st floor; long and short polished sandstone surrounds to stop-chamfered openings at rear. Corniced, bowed window with panelled parapet beneath advanced pedimented bay to NE; arcaded sandstone rubble arbour beneath octagonal tower to SE; surrounding cast-iron verandah. W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: 2-storey, 4-bay core block; advanced single storey, single bay store to outer left linked by low coped wall to 4-bay entrance range off-set to right of centre. ENTRANCE RANGE: 2-leaf timber panelled door in penultimate bay to outer left; surrounding doorpiece comprising architraved surround, stepped hoodmould, dentil detailing beneath frieze, advanced blocking course, "Rockhill Castle, 1891" embossed in surmounting pediment, flanking consoles, anthemion-shaped finial. Tripartite windows in bays to left and right of entrance; single window in recessed bay to outer right. STORE: boarded timber door off-set to left of centre. CORE BLOCK: bipartite window at ground in bay to outer left;

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.