Highlaw

Highlaw is an early 19th century, two-storey, three-bay farmhouse located at the southwest corner of a steading. The building is constructed of whitewashed rubble with contrasting painted margins and features slate roofs.

The house has a gabled central porch on the south side, flanked by bipartite windows and single first-floor windows, all fitted with plate-glass sashes. The roof has straight skews and end stacks, with a porch located in the rear wing facing the courtyard.

The steading comprises one and two-storey structures built around a courtyard, which is bisected by a wide byre featuring a half-slated roof with two tiers of skylight ventilators. The west range adjoins the house and is two storeys high, now partly used for domestic purposes and includes a porch. The east range contains a piend-roofed barn that may date back to the 18th century, showcasing a three-bay courtyard elevation with a central door on each level. The main roof sweeps over the loft door and extends over a rear (east) outshot, with a single bay on the south flank and the main courtyard entrance located alongside.