Tower, Stable, Ardenvhor, Gareloch Road, Rhu

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 14/05/1971 Local Authority Argyll And Bute Planning Authority Argyll And Bute Parish Rhu NGR NS 26568 84173 Coordinates 226568, 684173 — 1858 with later 19th century tower. Single storey, U-plan stable block with octagonal Scottish 17th century style, tower sited on loch shore and linked to stables by sandstone balustrade. Stugged, squared and snecked sandstone with polished sandstone margins and dressings. Base course; chamfered reveals; crowstepped gables; eaves band; pedimented dormerheads with ball finials. S ELEVATION: U-plan with square setted court area. Single storey centre block of 4 segmental, cart arches, penultimate arch to left blocked as window. Single storey and attic wing to right; 4-bay with advanced 2-stage circular stair tower entrance. Boarded door at centre ground of tower, narrow window directly above; narrow windows to right and left. 2 bays to left with dormerheaded windows, that to outer left hoist door over window at ground; dormerheaded window over segmental carriage-arch in penultimate bay to left. Outer right bay with boarded, 2-leaf door at ground. Windows symmetrically disposed at right gable; strapwork over 1st floor window. Single storey wing to left; 2 windows flanking 2-leaf door at centre with narrow plate glass fanlight. W ELEVATION: 5-bay, windows of alternate widths; large tripartite timber, slate hung dormer to outer right. Balustrade runs from W wall to octagonal tower to W of stables. N ELEVATION: 2-storey gable to outer left, windows symmetrically disposed, blank rear wall with lower gable to outer right, windows symmetrically disposed with narrow window at gablehead. E ELEVATION: 2 dormerheaded windows symmetrically disposed to outer left and right; circular ventilation holes in line below dormerheads; wi

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.