View of 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67 and 68 Mount Stuart Road, Craigmore, Rothesay, Bute, from N

Description View of 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67 and 68 Mount Stuart Road, Craigmore, Rothesay, Bute, from N

Date 10/6/2011

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number DP 102402

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Craigmore developed as a destination for the wealthier residents and visitors to Rothesay during the 19th century. It consists of detached and semi-detached villas set in medium to large-sized plots along the shoreline. Its development was restricted by Common Hill rising steeply behind. While much of Craigmore comprises terraces of double villas, the south-eastern part has a number of large detached or semi-detached villas sitting in extensive garden plots. This group of two- and two-and-a-half-storeyed villas display many features typical of this area of Rothesay including large bay windows, tall gables on front elevations and decorative timber bargeboards and cast-iron finials to some the villas. The large windows take advantage of the light and the views across the bay, like so many other buildings along Rothesay's shoreline.

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