Riverford preserves the restrained scale of settlement around the crossing before railway-era and twentieth-century growth reshaped Conon Bridge.
Quick facts
- Date
- Circa 1800
- Architect / designer
- Unknown
- Type
- Harled two-storey house with piended dormers
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB14913)
- OS grid reference
- NH 54153 54899
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
The two-storey, three-bay house is harled with sandstone dressings and angle margins. A full-height projection masks the original entrance, while small piended dormers, mainly twelve-pane sash windows, straight skews, end stacks and a slate roof retain the early form.
Its story
Built around 1800, Riverford predates the Victorian railway crossing and nearby station. Later projections and ground-floor additions show continued domestic adaptation without removing the underlying three-bay arrangement.
Why it is included
Category C listing preserves an early house that helps explain the pre-railway settlement pattern at Conon Bridge and provides a close landscape reference for the nearby henge.
What to notice
- The simple three-bay mass behind later additions.
- Small piended dormers set low in the roof.
- Traditional sash windows and sandstone margins.
Reading the surroundings
Treat the property and its grounds as private. View only from lawful public routes and do not use the nearby henge as a reason to cross residential land.
Timeline
- Circa 1800 Riverford was built near the established river crossing.
- 19th century Railway growth changed the surrounding settlement while the house remained.
- 1990 Statutory listing recognised its surviving early character.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The designer, exact construction year and sequence of later additions are not documented in the reviewed sources.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Riverford, LB14913 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Highland HER: Riverford House — Local record identity, approximate date and relationship to the neighbouring heritage landscape.
- Highland HER hosted Riverford assessment — Recent archaeological context for Riverford, Conon Homes and the henge.
Location
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