Steading, Inchyre House

This is an earlier 19th-century steading, largely roofless, arranged in a U-plan, with a prominent vaulted, castellated dovecot and flanking castellated polygonal turrets. The steading is constructed of coursed snecked whinstone rubble, with some evidence of cherry caulking and harl, and contrasting sandstone ashlar quoins. An eaves course runs around the main structure. There are hoodmoulds over some windows, and stone mullions are also present.

The courtyard elevations showcase the dovecot centrally on the southeast elevation, featuring a door to the vaulted ground stage and a bipartite opening with flight ports to the second stage. The third stage has pointed-arch bipartite openings, originally providing views, with some now blocked; two retain stone mullions, and two are blocked with brick, one incorporating a circular detail. A cornice sits above, leading to a battlemented parapet. Single-storey ranges flank the dovecot, with a variety of partially blocked openings.

The southwest elevation is stepped, with a bay adjoining the southeast elevation and a door leading to a dairy. A further stepped-back bay contains four narrow doorways (likely for animal pens) and a wider opening, with hayloft openings above. A slightly advanced range to the right has two blocked ground-floor openings and three openings around the eaves. The outer right angle features a three-stage, narrow polygonal turret projecting above the eaves, with the remains of a buttress on the inner face. The northeast elevation is irregularly fenestrated over two stories, with a turret similar to the southwest elevation on the outer left.

The northwest elevation has a dovecot centrally, flanked by various openings; those to the right are hidden behind a stock wall, and rubble remains are visible to the left. The gable on the outer left has a semicircular window (to the dairy) off-centre, within the remains of an adjoining gabled building. The northeast and southwest outer elevations are partially obscured by vegetation. The southwest outer elevation displays a largely blank range on the right, with a three-bay house to the left, featuring a central door flanked by windows and regular fenestration to the first floor. A lower bay adjoins to the outer left, and another turret is present on the outer right.

Where roofing remains, grey slates are present, along with coped ashlar stacks.

The interior of the dairy retains moulded cornices, three blocked semicircular windows, and remnants of ceramic-tiled walls with decorative oak leaf-and-acorn margins and a dado band.