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Barcaldine School,standing stone 46m south west of

A Scheduled Monument in Oban North and Lorn, Argyll and Bute

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.5271 / 56°31'37"N

Longitude: -5.3124 / 5°18'44"W

OS Eastings: 196372

OS Northings: 742139

OS Grid: NM963421

Mapcode National: GBR FC8G.FG3

Mapcode Global: WH1H6.C6KM

Entry Name: Barcaldine School,standing stone 46m SW of

Scheduled Date: 23 February 1977

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM3905

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone

Location: Ardchattan and Muckairn

County: Argyll and Bute

Electoral Ward: Oban North and Lorn

Traditional County: Argyllshire

Description

William Chambers, 1770-2; facade retention 1964. 3-storey basement and attic, 5-bay classical former house. Render lined out as ashlar; ashlar dressings. Moulded architraves; flanked by channelled pilaster strips. Ionic porch to outer right bay, suporting company eagle. Pair of modern canted timber flat-roofed dormers.

Timber sash and case multi-pane windows. Lead coped mutual skews; dressed stone mutual stacks; grey slates.

Microtiled 3-storey rear elevation.

INTERIOR: modern office; rebuilt 1964.

RAILINGS: plain modern iron railings.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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