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Latitude: 56.3259 / 56°19'33"N
Longitude: -5.5582 / 5°33'29"W
OS Eastings: 180100
OS Northings: 720521
OS Grid: NM801205
Mapcode National: GBR DDN0.2T8
Mapcode Global: WH0GX.L8GB
Entry Name: Duachy,standing stones 300m WSW of
Scheduled Date: 28 October 1977
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM3995
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone
Location: Kilninver and Kilmelfort
County: Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward: Oban North and Lorn
Traditional County: Argyllshire
Circa 1860. Two-storey, three-bay symmetrical rectangular-plan villa. Squared and snecked rubble; lightly stugged and coursed ashlar with polished dressings to north elevation, channelled at ground. Base course, dividing band, cornice and blocking course; quoin strips; raised and architraved window surrounds.
North (entrance) elevation: central porch with detached fluted Greek columns, entablature, and blocking course; panelled door; plate glass fanlight. Single windows flanking to left and right bays at ground floor; three single windows with Greek details to cornice at 1st floor. Lower two-storey mansard-roofed extensions (partly 19th century and partly 1961) stone-faced with slit window at ground floor and mansard window above.
West elevation: mansard extension rendered to left.
East elevation: single storey flat-roofed garage and extension, stone-faced to street, rendered to rear. Single window at 1st floor.
South elevation: modern single storey conservatory at ground floor centre; round-arched stair window above; advanced bay flanking to outer left with bipartite windows at ground and 1st floors, and dividing band; full-height canted window with dividing band flanking to outer right. 4-pane sash and case windows to north; mixture of 4-pane and plate glass sash and case windows elsewhere. Grey slate piended roof; 2 19th century canted dormers to south; and flashing; 4 shouldered and corniced wallhead stacks; some moulded octagonal cans.
Interior: glazed tripartite vestibule door; ornate plaster rose and cornice; coloured border glazing pattern to stair window. Low coped boundary wall to street, terminating in 2 pyramidal-capped piers; higher boundary wall with pedestrian gateway to street to west; high mutual boundary walls.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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