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Balfarg

A Category C Listed Building in Markinch, Fife

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.2162 / 56°12'58"N

Longitude: -3.1551 / 3°9'18"W

OS Eastings: 328457

OS Northings: 703225

OS Grid: NO284032

Mapcode National: GBR 29.DC43

Mapcode Global: WH6RG.H0SX

Plus Code: 9C8R6R8V+FW

Entry Name: Balfarg

Listing Name: Balfarg Farmhouse with Boundary Walls

Listing Date: 1 March 1996

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 389278

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB42966

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200389278

Location: Markinch

County: Fife

Electoral Ward: Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch

Parish: Markinch

Traditional County: Fife

Tagged with: Farmhouse

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Description

Earlier to mid 19th century. 2 storey with attic, 3 bay, rectangular plan traditional farmhouse with extension to rear. Whinstone rubble with contrasting, droved long and shortwork quoins. Eaves course.

S ELEVATION: symmetrical. Deep set, panelled timber door at centre with plate glass fanlight, windows in flanking bays and regular fenestration at 1st floor.

N ELEVATION: low, pitch roofed extension across centre, stair window at centre and windows to outer right and left at both floors.

E ELEVATION: window to outer right and left at ground and to outer left at 1st floor, further small window off centre right at gablehead.

W ELEVATION: window to left of centre at ground and small window off centre left at gablehead.

4 pane glazing pattern in timber sash and case windows. Grey slates. Ashlar coped skews with broad, coped ashlar stacks.

INTERIOR: timber fireplace with decorative cast iron inset echoing fruit design of ceiling rose; plain cornicing, shutters and curved stone stair.

BOUNDARY WALL: coped rubble boundary walls.

Statement of Interest

Courtyard steading immediately N of the farmhouse now (1995) much altered after use as a riding stable and currently unoccupied, was altered and upgraded by James Gillespie & Scott 1875, 1915 and 1918.

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