Cottage And Dairy, Byre, Kiln Barn, Sandside House

Kiln Barn; probably mid 18th century, south arm of L-plan

barn range; 3-storeys rubble with ashlar dressings and with

long elevations facing east and west. Divided internally into

1/3rd and 2/3rds, the kiln formerly taking up the southern 1/3.

Large modern entrance slapped into kiln space; east winnowing

door enlarged with later flanking windows. Original long loft

window above door, with 2nd floor small window above. Similar

door and windows in west elevation now blocked. Forestair to

lofts at north gable; cat hole in door.

Canted stair well at south gable with piended slate roof and

internal cantilevered stone stair serving (blocked) kiln floor

entrance. Single east and west vents to kiln; paired gable

vents to kiln garret. Crowstepped gables; corniced ridge

stack; Caithness slate roof; stone ridge.

Interior; kiln floor removed; fire flue (in stair well wall)

blocked.

Internal stair from 1st floor loft to 2nd floor, from which

there is entrance to stone floored kiln garret with centre flue.

Further contemporary 3-storey, 3-bay crowstepped barn abuts

north gable forestair of kiln barn as north arm of L-plan;

windows and doors blocked; large door slapped in west gable;

large modern corrugated iron lean-to built against north

elevation.

Byres, cottage and dairy; long single storey range of

buildings running north/south from kiln barn south gable;

probably late 18th-early 19th century. All rubble with

tooled rubble dressings. 3-bay cottage with cheese-press

built into east front.

Dairy fills southernmost 3 bays, with crowsteps and end gable

ball finial; ridge stacks; graded Caithness slate roofs; stone

ridges.

Implement shed; mid 19th century 4-bay implement shed; open

bays face west, opposite dairy range. All rubble tooled.

Rubble dressings; graded Caithness slate roof.