Cottage, Dalveich, Loch Earn

The cottage at Dalveich likely dates from the 18th century and is the last remaining building of a fermtoun located next to the Beich Burn and the ruins of Dalveich Castle. It is a notable feature along the North Loch Earn road, distinguished by its red corrugated iron roof and white limewash. Despite significant alterations, the cottage is a good example of an early vernacular cottage, featuring a rare surviving cruck-framed roof, which is the only one left from this historic settlement.

The cottage has a typical three-bay southeast (main) elevation with timber lintels. Only the southeast, northeast, and northwest walls are intact, while the southwest end is closed off by a brick wall and a brick stack. The original walls are made of thick rubble, with larger squared stones at the corners, and are lime washed. The cottage originally had a thatched roof, which has since been replaced by the current corrugated iron roof.

Inside, the cottage was occupied until the mid to late 20th century and has undergone internal modifications, including a false roof and some wooden partitioning to create a small central room. However, at the eastern end of the cottage, the original cruck timbers can still be found embedded in the stone walls, and where the false roof has collapsed, much of the original cruck roof structure is still visible. The details of these surviving timbers are hard to determine due to the lack of formal access to the roof. In the eastern wall, there is a cast iron range with a kettle arm situated inside the fireplace. The entrance features the original flagstone floor, while the main rooms have been updated with wooden floorboards.

The materials used in the cottage include lime-washed random rubble, a corrugated iron roof, a timber boarded door, and 12-pane and 4-pane timber sash and case windows. There is a stone stack with a reused gatestop to the northeast and a later brick stack to the southwest.