Ballingall

Ballingall is an 18th-century farmhouse with an early extension and later additions at the rear. It was originally built as a 12-bay farmhouse and hayloft, and may have functioned as three cottages and a stable/hayloft at one point. The exterior is harled and painted white, with painted margins.

The south (main) elevation presents a regular arrangement of bays grouped in threes, suggesting the original terrace of farm cottages. A further three-bay extension is positioned to the right. The left block has a glazed door at the centre, with windows in the flanking bays and three windows above. The centre block has three closely-spaced windows on both the ground and first floors. The right block features a double-doored, flat-roofed entrance porch with small windows to the returns, two windows to the right, and regular bays above. The extension has a double stable door to the extreme right, two windows to the left, and a hayloft opening at first floor level with windows on either side.

The north elevation is asymmetrical, with original window sizes visible at the first floor, while several have been enlarged on the ground floor. A piend-roofed, two-storey extension from the 19th century is located to the left of centre.

Most windows have a four-pane glazing pattern. These are sash and case windows, except for those on the first floor of the extension, which are modern casement windows. Some modern casement windows are present at the ground floor rear, but the first-floor windows there also have a four-pane glazing pattern. Grey slates cover the original building, while corrugated asbestos covers the extension. Deep stone skews with scrolled skewputts are visible at the southwest corner. The chimney stacks are harled, coped, and feature cans and thackstanes.

Local tradition suggests the original building provided shelter for the Earl of Rothes following a fire at Leslie House in 1760. The first edition Ordnance Survey map from 1856 provides historical context, and information has been kindly provided by the current owner.