Archaeology Notes

Event ID 850592

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/850592

NT17NW 181.10 centred 11486 78742

The former wardroom block or officers' quarters, mess rooms and recreational facilities are situated at the extreme W end of the Port Edgar complex. Neo-Georgian style, two storey brick with concrete lintels, slated roof with two brick chimney stacks at N end. Eighteen window openings on W elevation, entrance door with slated roofed porch. The porch has a bargeboard and the door is arched with a small triangular keystone. Foot scrapers survive either side of main door. Cast iron lamp brackets on W elevation corners. On S gable end, bricked up door with one foot scraper on S gable side. 'Lochside' brickworks bricks used in construction. The roof has overhanging eaves with exposed rafter feet.

On E side of main building, two rows of single storey brick buildings with linking corrugated iron roof shelter.

The building has boarded up windows and lies out of use.

Visited by RCAHMS (DE, EL), 12 September 2006