Stables, Kames

This is an 18th-century stable block with later additions and alterations, situated at Kames. The main stable block is symmetrical and classically detailed, arranged in a U-plan with a lean-to addition at the rear. It is two stories high and constructed with whitewashed harl walls and cream sandstone ashlar dressings. A raised string course divides the floors, and a moulded eaves course runs along the top; a painted base course is present at the rear. Rusticated quoins are visible at the first floor of the projecting outer bays, along with ashlar margins and flush cills. A further, single-story, rectangular-plan stable block was added in the 20th century and is linked to the original block by a wall at the rear. To the southwest, an earlier to mid-18th century single-story barn with an attic is set at right angles to the later stable range.

The northeast elevation is characterized by a recessed three-bay range at the center, featuring a part-glazed boarded timber door and a squat window above. Flanking bays contain single windows on both floors, with the upper windows also being squat. Projecting to the right is a two-bay wing with boarded timber carriage doors in segmental-arched surrounds, flanked by panelled pilasters. A keystoned oculus is centered at the first floor. A similar two-bay wing projects to the left but now features modern garage doors.

The southwest rear elevation shows a squat window centered at the first floor, three modern garage doors at ground level to the left, and a boarded first-floor opening to the outer left. A single window is offset to the right at ground level, with a corresponding squat window above and a lean-to addition projecting to the outer right.

The windows are predominantly small-pane, set within timber sash and case frames, and there are small rooflights. Grey slate piended roofs cover the buildings, and iron rainwater goods are present. The interior of the main stable block was not inspected in 1998. A cobbled courtyard sits between the projecting wings.

An ancillary single-story, three-bay stable range, linked by a side wall, is situated behind the original stable block. It features whitewashed harl, a painted base course, and projecting cills at the rear. The northeast elevation has boarded timber stable doors in each bay, while the southwest rear elevation has timber-mullioned bipartite windows. The ancillary barn and hayloft comprises a single-story, three-bay rectangular block. It is constructed with harl-pointed rubble and cream sandstone rubble dressings, having sandstone quoins and long and short surrounds to openings. A rubble forestair provides access to a boarded timber door in the center of the southwest elevation’s gable. A carving with a projecting ledge is centered in the gablehead. The northwest side has a boarded timber door and flanking windows, while the southeast side has a brick-mullioned bipartite window. The northwest elevation has 12-pane timber sash and case windows, while the southeast has 3-pane glazing. Small rooflights are present, and a grey slate roof with stone coped skews completes the barn. The interior of the barn was also not inspected in 1998.