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West And North Ranges, Farmsteading, The Knowe

A Category B Listed Building in Kirkconnel, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.3918 / 55°23'30"N

Longitude: -4.0254 / 4°1'31"W

OS Eastings: 271804

OS Northings: 612736

OS Grid: NS718127

Mapcode National: GBR 06B3.90

Mapcode Global: WH4SN.4QDY

Plus Code: 9C7Q9XRF+PR

Entry Name: West And North Ranges, Farmsteading, The Knowe

Listing Name: The Knowe Farmhouse and Steading

Listing Date: 26 June 1986

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 342662

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB10240

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200342662

Location: Kirkconnel

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Mid and Upper Nithsdale

Parish: Kirkconnel

Traditional County: Dumfriesshire

Tagged with: Farmstead

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Description

Earlier 19th century. 2-storey 3-bay farmhouse with
asymmetrical ranges to rear (west), cobbled courtyard
steading beyond. House: squared rubble with ashlar dressings;
east elevation: depressed-arched door in central gabled
(ashlar) porch; openings all hood-moulded; single casement
window, other windows sashes with 12-pane glazing; saw-
toothed skews; corniced end stacks; single deeply-recessed bay of
rear range to right./Asymmetrical courtyard elevation.
Steading: 3 adjoining ranges in U-plan; whitewashed rubble;
west range a tall barn with 2 segmental-arched cartways (1
partially blocked), outer doors at each level, and modern
forestair; north range has axial roof ventilators and full
length long barn added to roadside elevation; south range
includes 2-storey former bothy at east.
Mostly roofed with graded slates.

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