Dankeith Farm, Dundonald

Early 19th century. Single-storey, near symmetrical, classical courtyard-plan steading, incorporating farmhouse and with distinctive tall, gabled entrance clock tower with pend. Rubble with smooth margins. Eaves band. Some gabled hayloft dormers break eaves with timber boarded doors. Square-plan ridge roof ventilators with louvred openings and bell-cast pyramidal roofs, surmounted by weather vanes. Some regular, small, upper level window openings. Some large, sliding timber boarded doors. Some window openings bricked-up.

FURTHER DESCRIPTION: entrance elevation to S: symmetrical. 7-bays; advanced outer bays with window openings set in segmental-arched niches. Central segmental-arched pend with impost course: double-height gabled clock tower above.

Farmhouse incorporated into N side of courtyard with advanced gabled bay to left and with diagonal porch with timber entrance door in re-entrant angle. Tri-and bi-partite windows with stone mullions.

INTERIOR: (partially seen, 2009). Former stables with timber boarding to walls and trussed ceiling. Former dairy with white tiled walls and slate shelf. Other areas used as stores.

Variety of window types, including 2-over 4-pane sash and case windows and plate glass over 2-pane sash and case windows. Some 3-pane metal windows with top hopper openings. Grey slates. Some raised skews and shouldered skewputts. Ridge, coped stacks.