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Ross Institute, Bridge Street, Halkirk

A Category C Listed Building in Halkirk, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.5146 / 58°30'52"N

Longitude: -3.4953 / 3°29'43"W

OS Eastings: 312984

OS Northings: 959459

OS Grid: ND129594

Mapcode National: GBR K6Q7.5KT

Mapcode Global: WH5BY.88T0

Plus Code: 9CCRGG73+RV

Entry Name: Ross Institute, Bridge Street, Halkirk

Listing Name: Halkirk Village, Bridge Street, Ross Institute Gate Piers and Walls

Listing Date: 28 November 1984

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 339782

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB7800

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200339782

Location: Halkirk

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Thurso and Northwest Caithness

Parish: Halkirk

Traditional County: Caithness

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Description

Sinclair Macdonald, architect, Thurso, 1912. Tall symmetrical
Baronial 2-storey, 5-bay building, with central advanced tower;
coursed tooled rubble, ashlar dressings; long and short
detailing; chamfered angle at NW with small ground floor
window.
Centre round-headed hoodmoulded entrance in base of 3-storey
tower with inscription and 1912 datestone above. Bipartites in
south, east and west of 3rd storey, corbelled angle bartizans,
corbelled upper portion with crowstepped gablets with clock
faces; squat pyramidal spire with apex finial and cast-iron
weather vane. Bipartites in paired bays flanking centre porch;
corbelled angle bartizans with fishscale slated roofs and
cast-iron decorative finials; multi-pane glazing in upper
sashes. Lower 2-storey wing to rear. Corniced end stacks;
slate roof.
Pair square rubble gate piers flanking centre pedestrian
entrance; low coped retaining wall containing corner site,
returning around War Memorial at angle. Plain spearhead
railings, and pair matching carriage gates at extreme right.

Statement of Interest

Ross Institute presented to Halkirk by Mr John Ross of Dunedin,

New Zealand and late of Halkirk; opened by his son, Mr John

Sinclair Ross. Conditions of use include "no travelling

Theatrical Companies and no intoxicating drink".

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