Mains Of Drynie

This is a mid-19th century farmhouse constructed of coursed red rubble with droved and broached dressings, and polished ashlar used for the portico. The main block is two storeys and three bays, with a central door flanked by single-bay quadrants that link to lower, piended wings. The farmhouse incorporates some re-used stone, including a coat of arms featuring a MacKenzie stag on the right side of the front door, and, to the left near the quadrant wallhead, the word “FEARE” (upside-down) accompanied by the number 16. The main block has large, segmental-headed ground floor windows and a piended slate roof. A drystone wall encloses the garden. The doorpiece, which appears to be of early 19th century origin and re-used, is round-headed and set within a corniced, pilastered portico featuring a fan motif in the spandrels.

A large mid-19th century steading, altered and improved by W.L. Carruthers in 1888, also stands on the site. The steading is constructed with re-used stone, and a monkey's head is set above a louvred bull's eye window in the west gable. Recent improvements had been made to Drynie Estate, as noted in the Transactions of the Highlands and Agricultural Society in 1877.