Balavil Mains And Steading

Balavil Mains and Steading is a dwelling built around 1800, featuring a symmetrical two-storey, three-bay design. It has later irregular single-storey wings with an attic at the east and west gables, which return at the west to create a hollow square with the steading. The exterior is finished in harl pointed rubble with tooled rubble dressings.

The main entrance is located at the center, concealed by a square porch that includes a side entrance and a piended slate roof. The west return wing has later dormers that break the wallhead, and there are some later enlarged windows with multi-pane glazing. The building has end and ridge stacks and is topped with slate roofs. A later bathroom wing extends from the center rear, flanked by large modern ground floor windows.

Inside, the current drawing room is located in the west and features a simple marble chimney piece from around 1800, which has been re-used from Balavil House. The single-storey U-plan steading encloses the rear court, with the entrance flanked to the east by a single-storey, three-bay range that includes an apex bellcote, all covered with slate roofs.