Description

Complicated farmhouse of several building phases, possibly incorporating 17th century core, and certainly with earlier to mid 18th century fabric. Gabled wing added to S in 19th century, porch and pentice roofed bays to N, and gablehead to existing stairblock. Windows enlarged. Rubble, harled with rounded corners to earlier fabric; painted ashlar surrounds to 19th century openings and alterations. Walls 4'thick. N elevation: 2 E-W blocks adjoined; that to left earlier, of 3 bays with steeply pitched gable; right block of 2

bays, slightly advanced. Porch addition to outer left, linked to advanced right block by pentice-roofed in-fill. S elevation: 19th century wing projecting at outer right; earlier stairblock in re-entrant angle; bipartite inserted to left. Evidence of W block of E-W core indicated by stacks. Side elevations of E-W range with 2 bays to E, and blank to W. Plate glass sash and case windows. Grey slates. End and mutual gable stacks; thackstanes. Ashlar coping to skews of later additions.

Statement of Interest

West Morham was formerly named Morham West Mains and earlier as Morham Muir (see Armstrong's 1773 map of Haddingtonshire,and Louden).It was evidently a relatively grand establishment in the 18th century.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17809199

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