Steading

Steading is a complex of sandstone farm buildings that likely dates back to the early 19th century, with significant remodelling carried out between 1885 and 1889 by Wardrop, Anderson and Browne, and later by Wardrop and Anderson. There have been further alterations to the steading in the late 20th century. The complex includes a 2-storey farmhouse and a U-plan gabled steading featuring prominent ridge ventilators and later infill at the rear.

The farmhouse is a roughly 4-bay, 2-storey and attic structure, forming an L-plan with a lower single-storey wing at the back. It is constructed of coursed squared sandstone rubble, with some ashlar quoins and rybats. The entrance elevation features an advanced 2-bay gabled end on the left (west) side, and a recessed roughly 2-bay block on the right (east). There is a bipartite window on the far left at ground level, a tripartite window on the right at ground level, and a bipartite window above breaking the wallhead. The main entrance is located in the re-entrant angle and has a moulded triangular hoodmould. A prominent bowed stair-tower is located at the rear. The fenestration is irregular, with some bipartite and tripartite windows, particularly at the first floor where they break the wallhead. The windows predominantly feature small pane glazing in timber sash and case. The multi-pitched roof is covered with grey slates and has prominent sandstone ridge and gablehead stacks, along with some clay cans. The rainwater goods are made of cast iron.

The steading is a roughly 10-bay single-storey gabled U-plan structure, with later 20th-century infill at the rear (north). It is also built of coursed squared sandstone rubble, with some ashlar quoins. The gabled end bays flank three single-storey runs, with a tall gabled centre-bay that includes a large cart-arched doorway. The ridge features prominent 2-stage slated ventilators with slender spires and plain finials. There have been later alterations to the side and rear elevations, which include some rendered blockwork, metal tri-partite windows, and a corrugated iron roof on the centre. The interior has also been altered, including the installation of a corrugated iron roof in the former courtyard.