Manse, Old Parish Church And Churchyard, Balquhidder

The Manse, Old Parish Church and Churchyard dates largely to the late 18th century, with significant additions in the mid-19th century and late 19th century. The original core of the building was constructed in 1774 as a three-bay, two-storey manse. A service wing was added to the northwest side in 1825, and a substantial extension occurred in 1890, with a single-bay, two-storey addition to the south elevation and a rear, gabled wing. The 1890 alterations unified the appearance of the building, incorporating exposed timber rafters, overhanging eaves, and decorative timber bargeboards to the gables with tie braces and pendants. A slightly projecting gabled entrance bay is centered on the original south elevation, featuring a 20th-century porch at ground floor level. Windows are set closely to the eaves.

The building is constructed from random rubble with lime pointing, and has pitched grey slate roofs. The south elevation of the original manse features a porch with a window in the slightly advanced central entrance bay, and a door to the right return. Flanking windows are present, with first-floor windows positioned above the ground-floor openings. A circular recess is set within the gable of the entrance bay. The 1890 addition is attached to the right, including a canted three-light window at ground floor level and a window above. The east and west gables are gabled, and the rear wings extend northwards, incorporating various openings. The north elevation has advanced, windowless gabled wings to the right and left, with a store door to the left wing and a single-storey lean-to to the right wing. The original manse is set back, with a small, low, single-storey outshot at ground floor level, featuring a first-floor stair window and a window at both ground and first floor levels to the left.

Timber boarded doors and timber four-pane and multi-paned sash and case windows are found throughout. Various rooflights are also present. Corniced ashlar gable apex stacks are visible on each gable, including the slightly advanced entrance bay. A coped ashlar ridge stack bridges the original east gable with the 1890 addition, topped with clay cans.

The interior has been modernized but retains some original features, including working timber panelled shutters and simple cornices in the principal rooms. The ground floor room of the 1890 addition has a higher ceiling. Roof joints in the original manse are timber, with timber pegs and Roman numerals.

Rubble boundary walls are situated to the north and south, with rubble copes – mostly rebuilt on the south side and in disrepair to the north. Weathered, square-plan ashlar gatepiers stand at the south boundary, topped with heavily weathered, shallow pyramidal corniced caps.