Description

Detached ?late 18th century 2-storey 3-bay farmhouse to SW of

circa 1830 U-plan farm steading, latter in style of Walter

Newall's Drumlanrig estate farms and built around courtyard, originally

with water wheel on S wall of barn. All whitewashed

rubble with ashlar dressings; house has painted margins and

rendered W front; all roofed with graded slates.

HOUSE: wide central (?circa 1830) porch at W with tripartite

window and piended and platform roof; sash windows, mostly

with 12-pane glazing pattern; corniced end stacks; slate

roof; 2-bay S wing with lean-to to courtyard.

STEADING: barn on S range originally with 2-bay cartshed, cast-iron

breast wheel, privy at SW corner above tail-race; E range

with 3-bay stable; low byre forms N range, and retains

stone-lined central drain, triangular stall partitions on N

side; dovecot at W near main door.

Statement of Interest

Breast wheel removed in 1990s. Category reduced to C(S), December 2005 to reflect lessening in status without this defining feature. The group retains special interest as a good example of Improvement design dating before 1840.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56622510

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