Description

Probably earlier 19th century. Single storey and attic farmhouse with U-plan steading forming courtyard. Random rubble with some roughly squared rubble quoins, render/harl pointing; brick infill to rear.

SW (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: symmetrical. Centre bay with boarded timber door in small timber porch with window to each return and windows in flanking bays; timber-pedimented dormer windows breaking eaves over outer bays.

SE ELEVATION: gabled elevation with tiny attic window to left in gablehead.

NW ELEVATION: gabled elevation with projecting small lean-to timber structure.

NE (COURTYARD STEADING) ELEVATION: small window to centre bay with pedimented dormer window breaking eaves above; bay to right of centre with window in lean-to rubble and brick bay, further window on return to left and flat-roofed dormer window above.

4-pane and plate glass glazing in timber sash and case windows except to lean-to bay at NE. Graded grey slates. Traditional rooflight to centre. Coped ashlar stacks with polygonal cans.

STEADING: rubble steading with some massive squared rubble quoins; all doors of boarded timber.

SW ELEVATION: 5-bay, slated cartshed and granary with 3 cart bays divided by square piers to centre, each with small horizontally-aligned window above and small rooflight; bay to outer left with 2-leaf timber door below piended granary door and lower piended range projecting at outer right (see below).

SE ELEVATION: low slated range with 3 doors and window to outer left, 2 rooflights to right of centre.

NW ELEVATION: slated range with lower range projecting to left with door to outer and 3 rooflights over, further door on return to right with piend roof; set-back bay of corrugated range to outer right with timber door.

Graded grey slates. Some cast-iron rooflights. Boarded doors.

Statement of Interest

Old Faskally Farm is a largely unaltered example of the compact, greenfield traditional courtyard steadings in this area and is listed as such.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77774744

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Recommended Books

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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas