Gorn, Graemsay

Mid 19th century with later alterations and additions. Single storey 3-bay long-rectangular-plan traditional Orkney farm comprising single bay dwelling house adjoining lower single bay store and lower 2-bay byre, built on ground falling to S; single bay rectangular-plan store/barn at right angles to main group with flat-roofed addition to S, forming T-plan complex; single storey rectangular-plan store/barn with lean-to addition sited to SW of main complex. Roughly coursed rubble.

DWELLING HOUSE RANGE: E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: deep-set boarded door, set to right, in store bay to centre. Deep-set boarded door, set to left, in dwellinghouse bay to right. Deep-set boarded door in each bay to byre block to left.

W (REAR) ELEVATION: 2 evenly disposed windows in bays to centre. 2 evenly disposed windows, widely spaced, in bays to left. Blank bay to right.

N (SIDE) ELEVATION: window, set to left; gablehead stack above.

S (SIDE) ELEVATION: blank.

Fixed and 4-pane timber sash and case windows. Flagstone roofs (see Notes); cement mortar ridge; grey slate to central store; coped skews; rubble corniced gablehead and ridge stacks.

INTERIOR: timber skirting boards and architraves; timber panelled doors; ornate fire surround with half-fluted Corinthian column supports. Flagstone stall divisions to byre; central slurry channel.

STORE/BARN: N ELEVATION: centred deep-set boarded door with small window flanking.

S ELEVATION: blank wall to lean-to addition spanning elevation.

E ELEVATION: sliding boarded door set to left of gabled wall.

W ELEVATION: blank gabled wall to left. 2 evenly disposed boarded doors in lean-to addition to right.

Flagstone roof (see Notes).

STORE/BARN TO SW: N (GABLED) ELEVATION: centred boarded door.

S (GABLED) ELEVATION: boarded, sliding door below gable to left. large boarded sliding door to addition to right.

E AND W (SIDE) ELEVATIONS: blank.

Corrugated-iron roof.