Shelter Stone is a small granite villa whose basket-arched doorway and finialled dormers survive from Aviemore’s early expansion.
Quick facts
- Date
- Late 19th or early 20th century
- Architect / designer
- Designer unrecorded
- Type
- Three-bay Highland-estate-style villa
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB48032)
- OS grid reference
- NH 89543 12952
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
Granite ashlar and rubble are set against sandstone dressings. A central arched doorway, broad tripartite windows, small dormers and slated projections create a balanced but picturesque façade.
Its story
The house probably followed the station rebuilding of 1892, forming part of the small group of villas that preceded Aviemore’s large twentieth-century growth. Council records documented short-term letting activity in 2023–24.
Why it is included
Category C listing identifies a little-altered villa that helps recover the architectural scale of early railway-era Aviemore.
What to notice
- The roll-moulded basket arch around the entrance.
- Finialled dormerheads breaking the eaves.
- Tripartite windows with shallow slated roofs.
Reading the surroundings
Treat the house and its grounds as private unless access is explicitly included in a current booking. View discreetly from public space.
Timeline
- After 1892 Railway growth provided the context for construction of the villa.
- Late 19th–early 20th century Shelter Stone acquired its surviving Highland estate-style frontage.
- 11 July 2001 The house entered the statutory list.
- 27 September 2023 A Highland Council licensing register recorded a pending secondary-letting application.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
Council records show recent letting activity, but they do not guarantee present availability or unrestricted access.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Shelter Stone, LB48032 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Highland Council: pending short-term-let applications — Council register entry naming The Shelter Stone, its address and the 2023 secondary-letting application.
Location
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