Mains Of Glamis

Mains of Glamis is a rectangular-plan steading built with rubble and some ashlar dressings. The southern and eastern ranges have Angus stone slate roofing, while grey tiles are used elsewhere. The building features voussoirs.

On the south elevation, the design is symmetrical and includes segmental-headed cart arches. The central bay has a raised pedimented arch, flanked by four arches on each side. The outer left arch contains a two-leaf door, while the second bay on the right has a square-headed arch. There is an additional door in the penultimate bay on the left, leading to a slightly advanced pyramidal-roofed bay that has a door and a hayloft opening. A similar isolated pyramidal-roofed bay is located on the outer right.

The east elevation consists of a long low range with three doors. The taller gabled bay on the outer right features a door in a raised basement, a window above, and a square opening at the first floor. The fenestration is asymmetrical on the return to the right.

The west elevation includes a five-bay range of cattle courts, which are raised in timber to gambrel roofs and adjoin the rear of the southern range on the outer right. There is an additional bay on the outer left that connects to a projecting range with a corrugated-iron roof. A rubble bothy is located adjacent to this range at the southwest corner.