Detail of datestone 'Elysium 1875' in front boundary wall of 37, 38, 39 and 40 Mount Stuart Road (Elysium Terrace), Craigmore, Rothesay, Bute

Description Detail of datestone 'Elysium 1875' in front boundary wall of 37, 38, 39 and 40 Mount Stuart Road (Elysium Terrace), Craigmore, Rothesay, Bute

Date 23/5/2012

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

Catalogue Number DP 139607

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. The group of five double villas at 33-44 Mount Stuart Road form John Orkney's Elysium Terrace dating from 1875. This shows the round-arched architraved datestone in the centre of the front boundary wall. It is inscribed 'Elysium 1875 JO'. The boundary walls are simple random rubble walls with square gate piers at the entrances. This is in sharp contrast to the decorative features of the buildings they surround. Mount Stuart Road consists of four sets of similar double-villa terraces: Wimbleton, Royal Terrace, Albany Terrace and Elysium Terrace. These terraces were built by prominent local architects John Orkney (1828-1909) and John Duncan (1835-1912), both of whom carried out a large number of developments elsewhere in Rothesay.

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