Elmbank, 14, Castle Street, Banff

2-storey and attic, 5-bays with modern shop fronts filling ground floor. Dark squared whinstone frontage, rubble whinstone return gables and rear, contrasting sandstone ashlar dressings and margins. Moulded jambs to regular lst floor windows; 3 canted dormers; 4-pane sash and case glazing.RETURN (S) ELEVATION TO CASTLE LANE: 3-storey and dormerless attic, wide 4-bays. Regular plain fenestration with horizontal 12-pane glazing in lst and 2nd floor fenestration. Pair small round-headed attic lights in E rear gable. Coped end stacks; slate roofs.

No 2 Castle Lane shares continuous frontage with S return gable. (Historic Scotland)

23 October 2013: External inspection finds 14 Castle Street, the upper floors over a corner block forming 12-16 Castle Street, appear disused. In gernally fair condition but with badly maintained windows and very corroded gutters and downpipes block by weeds in places.