General view of Ardgowan House, 28, 29 and 30 Shore Road, Port Bannatyne, Bute, from N
DP 137208
Description General view of Ardgowan House, 28, 29 and 30 Shore Road, Port Bannatyne, Bute, from N
Date 22/5/2012
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number DP 137208
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Originally known as Kamesburgh, Port Bannatyne grew up as a fishing village to the north-west of the main town of Rothesay. However, during the 19th century, when Rothesay's popularity as a tourist destination and a pleasant place to live by the seaside was at its peak, the town stretched out to join up the coastal strip between Port Bannatyne in the north-west and Ascog in the south-east. Dating from the late 19th century, Ardgowan House at 28, 29 and 30 Shore Road was built as part of the expansion of the small fishing village as Rothesay became increasingly popular as a tourist destination. This two-storeyed, three-bayed, whitewash-rendered villa has been sub-divided into flats during the 20th century. The villa is symmetrical with signle-storeyed recessed outer bays to left and right. The tall gables on the front elevation all have overhanging timber-bracketed eaves with decorative timber king-post gableheads. This is a typical example of some of the later development of Port Bannatyne, with a range of detached, semi-detached and terraced villas along Shore Road and Pointhouse Crescent towards Ardbeg. These properties occupy prime situations along the shoreline with the best views over the bay. Like most of the coastal residences, Ardgowan House has four-light curved bay windows at ground floor to take advantage of the view across the bay as well as letting in as much ilght as possible.
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