View of entrance gates at Blair Lodge, Ascog, Rothesay, Bute, from W

Description View of entrance gates at Blair Lodge, Ascog, Rothesay, Bute, from W

Date 9/6/2011

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

Catalogue Number DP 102480

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Ascog was a fairly dispersed, largely linear settlement until the mid- to late 19th century boom in building to meet the needs of the tourist trade saw Rothesay expanding to the extremities of Port Bannatyne in the north and Ascog in the south. This area became popular with wealthy Glasgow industrialists and merchants looking to set up a home from home on the island. As a result many of the dwellings here are large detached villas set in extensive grounds. Dating from the early to mid-19th century, Blair Lodge sits in a large plot overlooking Ascog Bay. This whitewashed turreted arched entrance gate with adjoining gate lodge was built as a grand entrance to the grounds c.1870. 'Railway Convalescent Home' has been carved above the archway. The gateway is grandly decorated with carved thistles, various designs of mouldings and corbelled turrets. The gate lodge is single-storeyed and is whitewashed to match the entrance gateway with black dressings and window frames. The bay window to the left is bipartite, forming a point below a low parapet with ball finials. The central entrance door is enclosed within a slightly projecting gabled porch.

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