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Pitcalzean House

A Category B Listed Building in Tain and Easter Ross, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.7059 / 57°42'21"N

Longitude: -4.012 / 4°0'43"W

OS Eastings: 280207

OS Northings: 870234

OS Grid: NH802702

Mapcode National: GBR J8GC.2ZK

Mapcode Global: WH4FF.BKSY

Plus Code: 9C9QPX4Q+96

Entry Name: Pitcalzean House

Listing Name: Pitcalzean House

Listing Date: 25 March 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 347308

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB14049

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200347308

Location: Nigg (Highland)

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Tain and Easter Ross

Parish: Nigg (Highland)

Traditional County: Ross-shire

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Description

Rambling 2 storey and attic house; early 19th century core
with frequent additions throughout 19th century.
Harled with painted margins.
Originally south facing 2 storey and attic over raised
basement, 3 bays with centre door flanked by tripartites
at ground and 1st floor, 2 piended Dormer and margined end
stacks. Circa 1830/40 centre projecting wing 2 storeys, 2
bays with tripartites in ground and 1st floor bowed gable
and piended roof, housing dining and drawing rooms.
House re-orientated to face west in later 19th century with
present 3-bay gabled facade with recessed centre bay with
entrance, round headed flanking lights fanlight and panelled
door. Cast-iron columns support balcony with decorative
cast-iron balustrade linking outer bays to form porch.
Outer canted bay windows rising to 1st floor with scalloped
parapets and finialled skews; shaped gable over
narrow centre bay. Further service wings to rear. Various
glazing patterns corniced end and wallhead stacks; slate
roof.
Interior; coved plaster ceiling to circa 1830/40 1st floor
drawing room.

Statement of Interest

Renamed West field in 1832, and referred to as such on 1st

edition of OS, 1880.

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