Braeval (Breaval) Farm

Braeval Farmhouse is a late 18th century, 2-storey farmhouse with a long single-storey wing extending from the east gable, creating a very long, narrow rectangular footprint. The main elevation faces south, while the rear (north) elevation looks out onto the Aberfoyle-Callander road. This farmhouse is a good example of a simple vernacular style from the late 18th century, retaining much of its original external form and character.

The south elevation features three bays, with a central timber-panelled door that has a letterbox fanlight above it. To the right of the main house is the single-storey section, which has seven irregular bays. The two bays closest to the house are part of the dwelling, with the right-hand bay serving as a secondary entrance that includes a small gabled porch. In the center of this range is a storage room, while the easternmost four bays contain two windows and two non-original glazed two-leaf doors, which may have been used as a labourer's bothy in the 19th century.

On the rear elevation of the two-storey house, there is one small window on each floor, along with a later, slightly larger window added to the left at ground floor level. The rear of the single-storey range is mostly blank, except for an asymmetrical double window on the far right, likely inserted in the early 20th century when a small projecting bay, noted on earlier maps, was removed.

Inside, the house has been modernized and retains little of its original character, although the layout appears largely unchanged.

The materials used include harled rubble for the two-storey section and white-painted rubble with massive rubble quoins for the single-storey range. The roof is pitched and covered with graded slate, featuring stone skews and skewputts on the house. The windows are timber sash and case, with either four or eight panes. There are also two coped gable-head stacks with circular cans on the two-storey house.