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Arkland

A Category B Listed Building in Penpont, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.2608 / 55°15'39"N

Longitude: -3.8843 / 3°53'3"W

OS Eastings: 280349

OS Northings: 597916

OS Grid: NX803979

Mapcode National: GBR 179L.VY

Mapcode Global: WH4TH.91L9

Plus Code: 9C7R7468+87

Entry Name: Arkland

Listing Name: Arkland Farmhouse and Steading

Listing Date: 26 June 1986

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 351171

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB17278

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200351171

Location: Penpont

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Mid and Upper Nithsdale

Parish: Penpont

Traditional County: Dumfriesshire

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Description

Built circa 1830. Asymmetrical 2-storey farmhouse with
detached small courtyard steading to rear (west). All built
of whin rubble with ashlar dressings; house is whitewashed;
all roofed with graded slates.
HOUSE: originally an east-facing single storey 3-bay cottage
with Tudor hood-moulds and crow-stepped gables; substantially
enlarged to south and to east mostly probably by Charles
Howitt circa 1860; original central door now a window, and
gabled wall-head dormer added. Addition to south has 2-bay
elevations, bipartites and gabled wall-head dormers; advanced
gable left on east elevation with gabled porch in re-entrant
angle; saw-toothed skews. West (rear) wing originally single
storey; cantilevered forestair and (later) porch on west
gable. Sash windows throughout with small-paned glazing,
lying-panes in circa 1860 windows, otherwise 12-pane glazing.
Steading: built around cobbled quadrangular courtyard and
arranged as 2 L-plan blocks separated by courtyard entries.
Tall north range with cartshed and segmental-arched barn door
to court (other openings all square-headed), boarded and
glazed loft openings, and slit ventilators. Other ranges
mostly single storey, west range taller at north, also with
boarded and glazed loft openings. Straight skews.

Statement of Interest

Original cottage and steading may be by Walter Newall.

Category B for quality of steading.

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