Byre and Barn, Brae House

Brae House was built around 1800-1804 and extended around 1850. This two-storey and attic, four-bay, gabled former merchant's house includes a shop on the lower ground floor to the right. It is located on a shore site with an associated pier and various outbuildings.

The building features harled rubble with smooth margins and has two gabled porches from the 1890s at the front, both with slated roofs and vertically boarded timber doors on each side. At the rear, there is a lean-to brick extension added in the 1940s.

The front of the house has six-over-six pane timber sash and case windows, with a larger window on the far right indicating the former shop. At the rear, there are two staircase windows, one of which has four-over-four pane timber sash and case with lying panes. The roof has small skylights and one small attic window on the south gable, covered with Welsh slates and featuring raised skews, gable-ended, and ridge chimneystacks.

The interior, seen in 2014, remains largely unchanged from the 19th century, with the former shop on the lower ground floor to the right and a mid-20th century post office located within the lean-to extension at the rear. Much of the 19th century timber work is preserved, including four-panel doors, flooring, and timber lining in one attic room. There is some moulded cornicing and two closed timber staircases, with several rooms containing internal presses. Decorative fire surrounds are present, along with an iron range in the kitchen area and a stove in the shop. The shop retains many 19th century internal fittings, including a counter, shelves, and drawers, while the former post office has a timber counter.

Surrounding Brae House are several outbuildings and structures, including a pier to the west with a rubble slipway and wall; a former single-storey rubble store to the west; a rubble barn and byre range containing a stable and lamb house to the southeast; and a rubble former net loft store to the northwest.