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Muirland School

A Category B Listed Building in Luss, Argyll and Bute

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.0456 / 56°2'44"N

Longitude: -4.653 / 4°39'10"W

OS Eastings: 234846

OS Northings: 686813

OS Grid: NS348868

Mapcode National: GBR 0H.R4NC

Mapcode Global: WH2LZ.H9HP

Plus Code: 9C8Q28WW+6Q

Entry Name: Muirland School

Listing Name: Muirland School with Wall and Railings

Listing Date: 13 March 1997

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 390655

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB43988

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200390655

Location: Luss

County: Argyll and Bute

Electoral Ward: Helensburgh and Lomond South

Parish: Luss

Traditional County: Dunbartonshire

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Description

Dated 1869. Gothic, rectangular-plan school hall. Stugged sandstone; deep base course; stone mullions. Slightly advanced eaves; exposed rafters. Trefoil-headed, 2-light windows.

W (MAIN) ELEVATION: 4 near-symmetrical bays. Bell-cast gabled porch to outer right, timber on sandstone base; shouldered arch 2-leaf chevron boarded door. 3 2-light windows symmetrically disposed directly below eaves.

S ELEVATION: 3-light window at centre, datestone plaque above, flag-pole. Lean-to porch to outer right, boarded door, letterbox fanlight.

Timber lying-pane sash and case windows. Steeply-pitched graded grey slate roof, lead flashings, candlesnuffer spirelet, fleche at centre ridge, wooden base, fish-scale slates, finial.

WALL AND RAILINGS: low plinth wall with simple hoop cast-iron railings and posts.

Statement of Interest

The school is shown on the 1st edition map. It was built for the Luss estates. It is in the style of E B Lamb.

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