Steading, King Edward Old Parish Manse

This is an 1829 steading, with alterations made in 1894 and 1927, originally serving as the manse steading for King Edward Old Parish Church. The building occupies a single storey and follows an L-shaped layout, enclosed by walls that create a hollow square, with the steading located on the north and east sides. An entrance is situated on the west and south sides, incorporating a section of the burial ground wall.

The steading is constructed from red sandstone rubble with red sandstone dressings, including tooled ashlar. It originally housed stables and a segmental-headed gighouse. In 1927, the architect J Willet, working with A W Reid of Elgin, converted two arched bays with flat lintels to form a garage. Other spaces within the steading feature plank doors. Modern single-pane glazing is present, along with a small ridge chimney stack and a piended slate roof.

A lean-to store is attached to the west wall. A plain, square gate pier with a shallow pyramidal cap flanks the western entrance.

A pathway for parishioners to access the burial ground and church is provided through a gateway in the south wall of the steading court – this wall also forms the northern boundary of the burial ground. This entrance was reopened to the burial ground when the steading was built in 1829. Prior to that date, a 1621 arched gateway had been the sole access point to the churchyard.