Basic Site Details
| Name: | Coul House |
| City or county: | Ross and Cromarty |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | Contin |
| Status: | A Listed |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | House | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1820 | 1821 | Original house | |
| After 1860 | Service wing | ||
| c. 1860 | Addition of wings, wing to north and bay window to south | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| R & R Dickson | A | 1820 | 1821 | ||
| Richard Dickson | A | 1820 | 1821 | ||
| Robert Dickson | A | 1820 | 1921 | ||
| Alexander Ross | B | c. 1860 | Addition of wings, wing to north and bay window to south - also perhaps service wing | ||
| Ross & Joass | B | c. 1860 | Addition of wings, wing to north and bay window to south - also perhaps service wing | ||
| William Cumming Joass | B | c. 1860 | Addition of wings, wing to north and bay window to south - also perhaps service wing | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Mackenzie, Sir George Stewart, Bart | Client for R & R Dickson work |
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Child Structures
| This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | ||
| Building Name | Notes | |
| Mains of Coul, farmhouse and steading | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Colvin, H M | 1995 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | 3rd edition | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | Dickson work |
| Gifford, John | 1992 | Highland and Islands (The Buildings of Scotland) | Penguin Books | p395 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 1769 | |
| NAS | SC Archives (Sc) | SC 25/67/2 | pp11, 194-6 |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | List of jobs supplied by Mr Alistair Ross, Inverness (given to NMRS in 1950s) | Probably refers to additions | |