Description

Probably A & W Reid, circa 1875. Single storey building

comprising dairy and dwelling. All grey rubble with

contrasting tooled ashlar dressings. 3-bay SE front with

centre door under small swept canopy serving dwelling (right)

and with internal access to dairy (left). Centre entrance to

dairy in SW gable, masked by verandah across full width

of gable, supported by 4 rustic timber columns; 3 diminutive round-headed windows in gable above slated verandah canopy.

Dairy lit at NW by 3 round-headed windows; 4-pane glazing to

dwelling; 2-pane with decorative coloured geometric leaded

glazing to dairy.

Square ridge vent above dairy with paired round-headed

louvred openings in each face topped by pyramidal

slated roof with cast-iron finial. Coped ridge stack rises

from small wing at NW; jerkin headed slate roofs.

Interior: original interior and fittings survive in dairy;

centre 2-tier fountain; coloured ceramic tiles cover lower

half of walls and cills; shelving; decorative mosaic tiled

floor.

Statement of Interest

Various fittings such as shallow lipped basins and churns

remain in dairy. See note to Guisachan Farmhouse.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17826546

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)