Gleneagles Brewery And Maltings, Blackford

A former maltings constructed in 1896-1897 and designed by Russell and Spence. It is a four-storey, and three by twelve-bay, rectangular plan, rubble-built building, formerly part of an extensive brewery complex. There are 20th century brick and concrete buildings attached to the southeast which are not included in the listing.

There are small glazed windows at the ground and third floors, with larger and louvered windows at the first and second malt floors. The lower parts of the first and second floors have small panes, and the third floor windows have casement shutters. The roofs are gabled and slated. There are cast iron tie-plates at the second floor.

The interior of the maltings was not seen in 2017. Photographs dating to 2017 show that the building has two rows of circular cast iron columns running lengthwise supporting steel beams on each floor. The ground, first and second floors are concrete and there are timber tongue and groove floors on timber cross beams to the third and attic floors. There are dogleg stairs to the southeast and southwest corners of the building that provide access to the upper levels.

In accordance with Section 1 (4A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 the following are excluded from the listing: factory buildings attached to the southeast.