Mansefield, Manse Road, Killin

Mansefield, built around 1843, is a two-storey, three-bay stone former Free Church manse with a lower two-storey rear service wing. Its construction followed the Disruption of 1843, which led to the formation of the Free Church of Scotland. The building is a strong example of the architectural style typical of Killin, featuring overhanging eaves, timber bargeboarding, and distinctive original vertical six-pane glazing, which is now rare in the area. It retains its original setting and grounds as depicted on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. The Free Church itself, which stood to the north on the site of the present Primary School, was demolished in the 20th century; consequently, Mansefield is now the only architectural remnant in Killin illustrating this period of Scottish religious history.

The east, or principal, elevation has a central entrance with a two-leaf timber door featuring six vertical narrow panels and a twelve-pane rectangular fanlight above. Above the entrance is a gabled four-pane window, and to the left a single light window with a gabled window above. An advanced single bay gabled section is situated to the right. All gables on this elevation are finished with timber bargeboarding.

The rear service wing, a two-storey gabled section, has a later single-storey monopitch kitchen addition made of brick to the north. Only one truncated wall in poor repair remains of the projecting byre/stable to the west.

Unusually for the local area, all chimney stacks are still present, featuring cornices to all gables and a single ridge stack.

The interior has been largely modernised, but the original room layout appears to be intact. An upstairs room contains a timber chimneypiece with tiled cheeks and a cast-iron slip and grate.

The building is constructed of coursed rubble sandstone to the principal elevation, with random rubble to the other elevations. It features predominantly original timber sash and case windows with largely three-pane over three-pane glazing arranged vertically in a distinctive local pattern. The roof is covered with graded slates.