Wester Gellet Farmhouse Including Boundary Wall, Dunfermline

Late 18th century with late 19th century alterations. 2-storey; 4-bay; rectangular-plan farmhouse with simplified Gibbs doorcase to entrance (N) elevation. Harled exterior with painted ashlar dressings. Quoins at angles of main block; coped gables. Architraved openings to main block.

N (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: entrance with simplified Gibbs surround surmounted by pediment to left of centre; 9-panel timber door with rectangular fanlight. Window above and one to each floor to flanking bays (1 to left, 2 to right), including tall late 19th century round-arched stair window to right. Entrance to later single storey lean-to adjoining to left.

S ELEVATION: late 19th century full-height droved ashlar canted bay to outer left; mullioned 5-light window to each floor. Window to each floor to each of 2 bays to right. Window to later single storey lean-to set back slightly to right.

W ELEVATION: outer flanking windows to gable end to each floor (those to right are blocked, that to left of ground floor is taller). Traces of former pair of attic windows above.

E ELEVATION: window to right of gable end. Window to later projecting single storey lean-to.

Mainly 2-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof. Gablehead stack at either end of block and central ridge stack; all with band courses (2 with vertical margins); round cans.

INTERIOR: late 19th century dog-leg staircase with cast-iron balustrade. Damaged early sandstone fireplace surround to E of main block.

BOUNDARY WALL: rubble boundary wall, including more finely coursed section with rounded coping immediately to S of house.