Crofthead

Detached ?late 18th century 2-storey 3-bay farmhouse to SW of

circa 1830 U-plan farm steading, latter in style of Walter

Newall's Drumlanrig estate farms and built around courtyard, originally

with water wheel on S wall of barn. All whitewashed

rubble with ashlar dressings; house has painted margins and

rendered W front; all roofed with graded slates.

HOUSE: wide central (?circa 1830) porch at W with tripartite

window and piended and platform roof; sash windows, mostly

with 12-pane glazing pattern; corniced end stacks; slate

roof; 2-bay S wing with lean-to to courtyard.

STEADING: barn on S range originally with 2-bay cartshed, cast-iron

breast wheel, privy at SW corner above tail-race; E range

with 3-bay stable; low byre forms N range, and retains

stone-lined central drain, triangular stall partitions on N

side; dovecot at W near main door.