Steading, Calder House, Midcalder

The steading at Calder House in Midcalder dates back to 1808 and is oriented from north-northwest to south-southeast. It is constructed from rubble with dressed ashlar details, and the roofs are primarily covered with slate. The main entrance features a central pend with a keystone arch that is dated, along with a loft and a dovecot above, all capped with a simple pediment that encloses a lunette. There are two bays on either side of the entrance, with a single storey and loft that include tall blind arched panels. The inner courtyard side has rounded edges leading to the central pend and three cart arches on each side that open into the courtyard, which also has loft openings above.

In the center of the courtyard, there is a circular midden enclosure. The rear range, which is single storey, is raised at the center and has lean-to roofs covered with pantiles against the back wall. This wall features three tall blind arches, similar to those on the front elevation. The east-north-east elevation is formally arranged, likely intended to be viewed from the house, and includes a two-storey, three-bay central block with a round-arched panel that may have originally been a door, flanked by margined windows on both the ground and first floors, and an oval window above the central arch. There are low flanking ranges, each originally having a door, and taller outer blocks with arched windows and an oculus above. Part of the range has been left roofless since 1984.