." ▁The ▁prize ▁was ▁given ▁by ▁H R H ▁Prince ▁Richard , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Gl ouc ester ▁at ▁a ▁ceremony ▁at ▁Christ ie ' s , Lond on ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁C air ness ▁House ▁is ▁designated ▁a ▁category ▁A ▁listed ▁building . ▁and ▁the ▁grounds ▁are ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁In ventory ▁of ▁Gard ens ▁and ▁Design ed ▁Land sc apes ▁in ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁ ▁Consider ed ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fin est ▁examples ▁of ▁Ne oc lass ical ▁architecture ▁in ▁Britain , ▁C air ness ▁House ▁shows ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁architect s ▁Ét ienne - Louis ▁Bou ll ée ▁and ▁Claude ▁Nicholas ▁Led oux ▁and ▁has ▁many ▁par alle ls ▁with ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁Sir ▁John ▁So ane . ▁ ▁The ▁design ▁incorpor ates ▁a ▁complex ▁mixture ▁of ▁Mason ic ▁and ▁pag an ▁symbols ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁many ▁numer ological ▁and ▁architect ural ▁conce its . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁calendar ▁house , ▁and ▁its ▁ground ▁plan ▁shows ▁an ▁ad jo ining ▁" C " ▁and ▁" H ", ▁various ly ▁standing ▁for ▁C air ness ▁House ▁and ▁Charles ▁Gordon . ▁ ▁Con struct ed ▁in ▁fin ely ▁detailed ▁gran ite ▁as hl ar , ▁C air ness ▁House ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁ ▁main ▁block , ▁fl ank ed ▁by ▁two ▁raised ▁" book end " ▁wings . ▁A ▁t etr ast yle ▁ped iment ed ▁Roman ▁Dor ic ▁por ch ▁s its ▁to ▁the ▁centre , ▁its ▁un joint ed ▁columns ▁he wn