General view from N showing 49 and 50 Mount Stuart Road (Royal Terrace), Craigmore, Rothesay, Bute

Description General view from N showing 49 and 50 Mount Stuart Road (Royal 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 139614

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 45-54 Mount Stuart Road form John Duncan's Royal Terrace dating from 1877. All villas display features reminiscent of Alexander 'Greek' Thomson, a very common feature in Craigmore. This double villa at 50 (left) and 49 (right) is the largest pair in the terrace. It demonstrates the use of decorative cast-iron on the central part of the roof. The use of decorative ironwork, woodwork and stonework can be seen throughout Rothesay but especially in Craigmore's villas. The projecting central section has large windows, with canted bays to the corners, taking full advantage of teh light and the views. 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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