Description

Circa 1730-40 with some mid-late 19th century additions and

alterations. 3-storey and attic, double pile house of 5 bays; contemporary or near contemporary single storey and attic

flanking wings at right angles to east and west gables,

extending north to form U-plan entrance court. All harled

with contrasting painted ashlar margins; all 18th century

reveals have simple chamfers. Symmetrical north and south

elevations to main house with outer windows set in pairs.

Entrance in centre, ground floor of north elevation, masked

by small projecting square porch; tripartite window in centre

2nd floor. South elevation has later 19th century large

single storey porch projecting from centre front, with

entrances, each with wide lights, in east, west and south

sides and with deep over-hanging eaves supported on slender

cast-iron columns, with decorative cast-iron railing to roof

balcony and re-set triangular datestone of 1675 over

corniced south door. From this porch flight of steps rise to

join stairwell, entrance having been slapped in central stair

window lighting stairwell half landing. Unaltered stair

window above. Mid-later 19th century additions also include

elongation of flanking courtyard wings, and single storey

extensions to NE, piended dormers in north and in single

storey wings, 3 late 19th century bargeboarded dormers in

south. 12-pane glazing; crowsteps; original 18th century

moulded chimney copes to end and ridge stacks; slate roofs.

Interior; later 19th century interior fittings with original

room plan; late 19th century staircase with turned wooden

balustrade; later 19th century cast-iron chimney pieces in

1st floor dining and drawing rooms.

Statement of Interest

Double pile plan similar to Flowerdale (1738, Gairloch) and

other 18th century West Coast 18th century "Laird's Houses".

Siting of stairwell & half landing windows in south elevation

and entrance in rear resembles. Udrigle House, 1745, also

Gairloch Parish. Applecross House belonged to Mackenzies of

Applecross until mid 19th century, when sold to Lord

Middleton.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17814396

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