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Caldra, Longformacus

A Category C Listed Building in Longformacus, Scottish Borders

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.8067 / 55°48'24"N

Longitude: -2.4766 / 2°28'35"W

OS Eastings: 370224

OS Northings: 657147

OS Grid: NT702571

Mapcode National: GBR C149.M9

Mapcode Global: WH8WZ.X9VW

Plus Code: 9C7VRG4F+M9

Entry Name: Caldra, Longformacus

Listing Name: Caldra Farmhouse Including Garden Walls

Listing Date: 19 August 1998

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 392576

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45616

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200392576

Location: Longformacus

County: Scottish Borders

Electoral Ward: Mid Berwickshire

Parish: Longformacus

Traditional County: Berwickshire

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Description

Earlier 19th century with later additions and alterations. 2 storey, 3 bay, rectangular-plan Tudor-detailed farmhouse (slightly advanced at centre) with 2-storey wing at rear forming L-plan; lean-to porch in re-entrant angle to rear. Harl-pointed sandstone and whinstone (extensive pointing in part); droved cream sandstone dressings. Droved quoins; raised margins; projecting cills.

SW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: gabled bay advanced at centre with timber panelled door at ground, 2-pane fanlight, bracketed ashlar pentice canopy; single window aligned at 1st floor; small opening centred in ball finialled gablehead above. Single windows at both floors in bays recessed to outer left and right.

SE (SIDE) ELEVATION: original block with single windows at both floors off-set to right of centre. Lean-to porch recessed to right; single window at 1st floor in 2-storey wing recessed to outer right.

NE (REAR) ELEVATION: lean-to porch centred at ground; stair window aligned above; projecting wing to outer right with single windows in 2 bays at ground.

NW (SIDE) ELEVATION: gabled bay to outer right; 2-storey wing to outer left with single windows at both floors off-set to right of centre.

4- and 12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof; raised stone skews; moulded skewputts. Red brick apex stacks to SE and NW; various circular cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen 1997.

GARDEN WALLS: dry rubble walls enclosing garden.

Statement of Interest

A modest but well-detailed farmhouse thought to date back to the earlier 19th century. The 2-storey wing which forms an L-plan is shown on the 1857 Ordnance Survey map. Rutherfurd notes a Mr John Edgar as farmer here in 1866.

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