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Latitude: 60.1605 / 60°9'37"N
Longitude: -1.1229 / 1°7'22"W
OS Eastings: 448786
OS Northings: 1142108
OS Grid: HU487421
Mapcode National: GBR R1LW.D3P
Mapcode Global: XHF9Y.SWQ4
Plus Code: 9CGW5V6G+6R
Entry Name: Steading, Gardie House, Bressay
Listing Name: Gardie House Steading
Listing Date: 26 March 1997
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 391097
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB44521
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Bressay, Gardie House, Steading
ID on this website: 200391097
Location: Bressay
County: Shetland Islands
Electoral Ward: Lerwick North
Parish: Bressay
Traditional County: Shetland
Tagged with: Farmstead
Early to earlier 19th century. Symmetrical U-plan steading comprising central 2-storey tower with flanking L-plan wings. Harled walls with droved and polished ashlar dressings. Margined openings to principal elevation.
W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 2-stage tower slightly advanced at centre; segmental cart-arch to flagged pend at ground, partially blind window to maid's bedroom above with ogee cornice at eaves of pyramidal roof. Vertically-boarded timber doors (louvered at left) in flanking wings.
S ELEVATION: asymmetrical; 4 bays with 4-pane timber windows in bays to left of centre, and slit ventilators in bays to right of centre. Rubble wall extending to E; wallhead curving down infilled gate at junction with drystone wall extending S.
E (REAR) ELEVATION: courtyard with variety of openings; slated rubble lean-to E wall of ranges.
N ELEVATION: asymmetrical; 5 bays with vertically-boarded timber door in bay to outer left, louvered timber infill to opening in bay to outer right, slit ventilators of various sizes in centre bays.
Fish-scale slate pyramidal roof with weathercock at apex at tower; cement-rendered and lined wallhead stacks centring sides of tower, coped with circular cans. Piended stone slab roof with cast-iron skylights to wings (partially clad with corrugated sheeting, 1996).
The W range contained stable accommodation with a dairy and hen house in the N range, and a byre for one cow in the S range. This is a charming building on account of its diminutive scale, but is an essential feature in the policies of Gardie House.
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