Lainshaw Mains Farm

Probably late 18th century. Impressive, symmetrical, courtyard-plan Classical steading with distinctive, landmark, 2-stage octagonal dovecot above central farmhouse.

PRINCIPAL RANGE TO SE: central 2-storey, 3-bay farmhouse with single-storey flanking 4-bay wings. Ashlar to entrance elevation (S), rubble to others. Base course, raised cills. Some moulded architraves. Advanced pedimented central entrance bay with raised quoins surmounted by large, corniced, octagonal dovecot on round drum. Roll-moulded door surround with console bracketed pediment above. Part-glazed timber entrance door. Wings with keystoned round-arched window openings. Round-arched stair window to rear.

Replacement 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slates. Piended roofs.

INTERIOR: comprehensively altered (seen 2008).

COURTYARD RANGES: situated to rear of principal range forming rough U-plan. Single-storey rubble and slated former steading ranges, some converted to form housing. Some later additions and extensions.