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Barskeoch Mains Farmsteading

A Category C Listed Building in Dee and Glenkens, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.1243 / 55°7'27"N

Longitude: -4.1845 / 4°11'4"W

OS Eastings: 260795

OS Northings: 583278

OS Grid: NX607832

Mapcode National: GBR 4V.M8VS

Mapcode Global: WH4TX.PGKJ

Plus Code: 9C7Q4RF8+P5

Entry Name: Barskeoch Mains Farmsteading

Listing Name: Barskeoch Mains

Listing Date: 23 April 1990

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 342024

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB9722

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200342024

Location: Kells

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Dee and Glenkens

Parish: Kells

Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire

Tagged with: Farmstead

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Description

Single storey cottage probably of 18th century origin now
raised and incorporated into earlier 19th century 2-storey
farmhouse; some reused jambs of 16th/17th century style to
1st floor windows.
Wide 3-bay painted rubble front. Off-centre 20th-century
gabled brick porch. 3 evenly spaced 4-pane sash and case
windows to both floors, additional small window to ground
left. Upper windows with some re-used dressings; roll-moulded
cills or checked back jambs.
Harled rear elevation with 4-pane sash and case windows.
Slate roof, flat skews, sandstone ridge. Coped end stacks
with mainly octagonal cans.

Statement of Interest

According to local tradition there was a towerhouse near the

site from which the cut stones were taken to build Barskeoch

Mains. The site of Old Barskeoch Castle is not recorded in

the RCAHMS inventories.

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