Brydekirk Mains

Farmhouse and steading build mostly in 1st half of 19th

century, fragment of St Bride's tower incorporated at SE end

of steading court. All rubble-built with ashlar dressings,

house now dry-dashed, with painted margins. Roofs covered

mainly with graded slates.

House: 2 storeys, 4 (1+3) bays, northmost bay not original,

door central in modern porch; mostly sash windows with

6-paned glazing retained in top sashes only. Straight skews;

end stacks; rear wing.

Steading: plain whitewashed ranges about open court; tall S

and W ranges have some blocked openings; low E range has long

roof ventilator.

Tower: (adjoining E gable of S range) much altered and in

poor condition; upper part of E wall looks rebuilt, part of

corbel course survives; wall facing courtyard has 2-storey

elevation with big slappings and may be rebuilt. Garden wall

contains re-used stones.