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 Special 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.