Former Longhouse, Scarpigar Farm Buildings, Yinstay, Tankerness

This is a mid-19th century former longhouse with later alterations and additions, situated on a gentle south-facing slope. The complex consists of a roughly rectangular longhouse range to the west, a parallel barn and byre range to the east, separated by a narrow closs running north-south. A single-storey, three-bay bothy is located to the north of the main group, and a later single-storey, symmetrical stable sits to the west. All buildings are constructed of random rubble. A later cottage is situated to the south of the main group.

The former dwellinghouse/longhouse range has an entrance on its east (closs) elevation, positioned to the left of centre, featuring a deep-set boarded door and a stone lintel that breaks the eaves. The end walls are gabled; the north gable has a former doorway, now blocked, set to the left. The interior, inspected in 1998, was in use as a store and features exposed timber rafters and tie beams, along with a flagstone floor.

The barn and byre range comprises a long barn to the south and a smaller byre adjoining it to the north. The west (closs) elevation of the barn features a centrally placed, deep-set boarded door, with another boarded door to its left. The south gable has two leaf boarded doors. The byre roof is covered with turf and straw, with a stone easing course; the straw is currently covered with modern netting secured by individual anchor stones. The barn roof is also flagstone, with cement infill and a stone ridge. The interior, as viewed in 1998, was used as a store and similarly showcases exposed rafters and tie beams, as well as a flagstone floor.

The bothy, oriented south, has a boarded door at its centre on the south (entrance) elevation, flanked by windows, one of which is boarded and the other blocked. The north elevation has a boarded window offset to the left of centre. Gabled end walls are present, along with chimneystacks. The west gable displays a window offset to the right. The roof is covered with turf and straw, featuring a stone easing course and modern netting secured with anchor stones. The interior of the bothy was not inspected in 1998.

The stable is a three-bay, rectangular building. Its south (principal) elevation has a deep-set boarded door at the centre, flanked by windows. A lean-to addition extends from the rear of the stable, with a boarded sliding door in its east elevation. The fixed timber-framed windows have boarded lower sashes and stone lintels. The roof is covered with graded stone slates, a stone ridge, and block finials to the gableheads. Interior inspection was not conducted in 1998.