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Wyseby Mains

A Category B Listed Building in Kirkpatrick-Fleming, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.0433 / 55°2'36"N

Longitude: -3.1748 / 3°10'29"W

OS Eastings: 325026

OS Northings: 572723

OS Grid: NY250727

Mapcode National: GBR 6B83.GX

Mapcode Global: WH6Y2.6HFK

Plus Code: 9C7R2RVG+83

Entry Name: Wyseby Mains

Listing Name: Wyseby Mains Farmhouse and Steading

Listing Date: 30 September 1987

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 342112

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB9792

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200342112

Location: Kirkpatrick-Fleming

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Annandale East and Eskdale

Parish: Kirkpatrick-Fleming

Traditional County: Dumfriesshire

Tagged with: Farmhouse Farmstead

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Description

Several building phases beginning with 1798 (dated) long

W-facing block comprising house and adjoining steading (all

now altered); house enlarged and re-orientated circa 1840,

addition with Tudor details; steading enlarged earlier 19th

century and free-standing tall barn to E of house also

probably built about then; mid 19th century haybarn beyond,

to E.

Huge enclosed farm complex designed by William Bell 1901. All

roofs slated.

FARMHOUSE: original 1798 2-storey, 3-bay house much altered

1901 and circa 1960; circa 1840 addition (built of stugged

ashlar with polished dressings and hood-moulds has 3-bay S

elevation with advanced finialled gable left, central door;

shaped skews; cut-down stacks.

STEADING: 1) range adjoining house has loft below eaves;

2-bay cartshed with square loft openings over (garage

slapping and shelter to courtyard). blocked large barn door; square-ended horsemill added to NW.

2) 1901 block: rectangular plan aisled range 1, 2 and 3

storeys with main roof swept over aisles; red rubble with

ashlar dressings; large depressed-arched vehicle opening

central on N gable, sheltered loading bay to upper barn

within; asymmetrically placed openings on S gable; 2-stacks;

long wide single storey byre adjoins to W with addition. Some

interior pulleys and shafting survives, and hand-crane in

upper barn. Plain free-standing byre to NW.

3) free-standing haybarn to SE rubble-built with ashlar

dressings; S wall mostly open, roof supported by 2 (modern

replacement) stanchions forming 3 wide open bays; piended

roof.

4) Barn to E of house is plain, with ridge stack above bothy.

Statement of Interest

Listed category B for quality of 1901 block. 1798 stone bears

initials of H(ugh) M(air). Bell is said to have been an

employee (? factor) of Kinmount Estate; the comparable block

at Blackyett mains may also be by him.

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