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Longforgan Farm Steading, Main Street, Longforgan

A Category C Listed Building in Longforgan, Perth and Kinross

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.4574 / 56°27'26"N

Longitude: -3.1235 / 3°7'24"W

OS Eastings: 330855

OS Northings: 730040

OS Grid: NO308300

Mapcode National: GBR VG.04CL

Mapcode Global: WH6Q3.ZYRK

Plus Code: 9C8RFV4G+XH

Entry Name: Longforgan Farm Steading, Main Street, Longforgan

Listing Name: Longforgan, Main Street, Longforgan Farm Steading

Listing Date: 25 February 1993

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 346397

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB13279

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200346397

Location: Longforgan

County: Perth and Kinross

Electoral Ward: Carse of Gowrie

Parish: Longforgan

Traditional County: Perthshire

Tagged with: Farmstead

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Description

Early 19th century. Loose quadrangular-plan steading formed by

2 facing L-plan ranges with covered cattle court adjoined to W range. Rubble masonry, piended slate roofs.

S AND W RANGES, OUTER ELEVATIONS: impressive blank wall ranges facing Main Street to S (some blocked openings) with adjoining former farmhouse to E (listed separately), and garden of present farmhouse (listed separately) to W.

S AND W RANGES, INNER ELEVATIONS: S range, large 2-leaf doors to left, 2 doors to right; W range, large opening to left, double-piled cattle court advanced to right with various doors and feeding openings, overlapping ventilation slates.

N RANGE, OUTER ELEVATION: most masked by corrugated metal Dutch barn to right, door with half-piended hayloft above to left.

N RANGE, INNER ELEVATION: large sliding door to left, 3 stable doors and 3 windows to right; hayloft door to left return gable.

E RANGE: upper floor (probably granary) removed, pentice roof; outer elevation blank, 3 segmental cart-arches at inner elevation.

Statement of Interest

The group value of this steading with Longforgan Farmhouse and the former farmhouse (Spar Shop) is an important factor in its listing. The 1867 OS map shows a horse engine at the NE corner of the steading.

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