Steading And Cartshed, Queenstonbank

The steading and cartshed at Queenstonbank date back to 1854. The steading features a symmetrical classical facade, with some original elements preserved behind it. It is constructed from rubble with droved ashlar dressings.

On the southeast elevation, there is a tall gabled bay at the center, which is advanced and includes a segmentally arched pend and flight holes for the loft above, topped with a weathervane. The flanking walls on either side are advanced end bays that are tall and quasi-pavilion in form. Each of these bays has recessed arched panels at the center, complete with impost blocks, a cornice, and a blocking course that is raised above the arch. The doorways are set in the recessed panels, with one blocked to a window on the right and a hayloft door above on the left. Behind the facade on the right is a former stable with high windows, and beyond that are three cattle courts, bounded to the east by former cottages or offices. The main facade has an asbestos roof, while the end pavilion bays and the eastern range are covered with pantiles. To the northwest, there is modern warehousing.

The cartshed, also from around 1854, is a two-storey structure with a gabled roof and consists of seven bays, possibly incorporating an earlier building. It is similarly constructed from rubble with droved ashlar dressings. The northeast elevation features seven segmentally arched cartshed openings with chamfered arrises on the piers. Above these openings, there are small shuttered windows under the eaves, with the center window lowered to serve as a hayloft door. The southeast elevation has small windows under the eaves for the loft, with the outer right window lowered to a doorway. The east gable has a rubble forestair with renewed steps leading to a doorway on the left, while the west gable is blank. The roof is finished with red and grey pantiles.

Inside, the structure has cast-iron columns that support the timber hayloft floor.