Description

Earlier 19th century, incorporating later 18th century range to E. Single and 2-storey, U-plan steading on falling ground. Dark rubble, stugged red ashlar dressings, slate roof partly replaced with modern ridged sheeting. Boarded doors, multi-pane windows some with ventilating slats to bottom, ventilating slats to granary openings. Piended roofs.

S ELEVATION: principal range recessed to centre; 3 doors, 2 windows, out-shot representing remains of horse-mill to left, slightly lower bays to far right masked by pentice-roofed cattle court raised and re-roofed 1955. W angle advanced at outer left, blind gable at right return angle. E (earlier) range advanced at outer right, gable in line with lower cattle court to left, door to ground floor, opening to 1st.

E ELEVATION: forestairs at centre leading to gable-headed door at 1st floor, opening to left, glazed opening to right.

W ELEVATION: enlarged sliding door to left, 3 windows to right.

N ELEVATION: lower range to left, enlarged door and 2 further doors,

2 rooflights; threshing mill to right, large gable headed 2-leaf doors to right, 2 openings and further smaller door to left, 4 rooflights.

INTERIOR: altered, various floors removed.

IMPLEMENT SHED AND BOTHY: to W. Single storey, rectangular-plan implement shed with slightly later bothy adjoined to N. Dark rubble with stugged red sandstone dressings and 4 monolithic piers, piended slate roof, now gabled with ashlar stack to N (bothy) end.

E ELEVATION: 4 irregularly-placed piers to implement shed at left, door to bothy slightly recessed to right. Left and right return gables blank.

W ELEVATION: window to bothy at left.

INTERIOR: chimneypiece in bothy.

Statement of Interest

The farmhouse to the south is not listed, although should be regarded as falling within the curtilage of the steading. Formerly a Rossie estate building.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56619812

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)