Coshogle, Durisdeer

Probably Walter Newall, architect, of single-storey 3-bay

farmhouse and large courtyard steading; circa 1830; house

raised to 2 storeys in 2nd half of 19th century. House:

(built above steep bank, at south west corner of steading)

built of whin rubble with contrasting ashlar dressings

(chamfered reveals at ground): south elevation: central

gabled porch (possibly added when house was raised); sash

windows (plate glass at ground, 12-pane glazing at 1st

floor); saw-toothed skews; corniced end stacks. Piended wide

rear wing has west-facing bipartite. Steading: (entered at

north west corner between corniced square gatepiers)

whitewashed rubble and ashlar dressings. Tall east range with

barn returns 4 bays along north range, with square loft

doorways, glazed and boarded loft windows, north-facing

swept-roofed rear banked cart entrance to loft (remainder of

north range is lower, with modern roof); slit ventilators at

north end of east range; low south and west ranges each

linked with house, cartshed in former, coped axial and end

stacks to latter.

Mostly roofed with graded slates, piended over steading;

axial roof ventilators to east and to south ranges, those in

former enlarged.

Courtyard partly cobbled, with central midden.