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Crowfootbank Farmhouse

A Category C Listed Building in Swinton, Scottish Borders

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.7272 / 55°43'37"N

Longitude: -2.278 / 2°16'40"W

OS Eastings: 382635

OS Northings: 648229

OS Grid: NT826482

Mapcode National: GBR D2J6.MT

Mapcode Global: WH8XG.Z9DT

Plus Code: 9C7VPPGC+VQ

Entry Name: Crowfootbank Farmhouse

Listing Name: Crowfootbank Farmhouse Including Garden Walls

Listing Date: 25 September 1998

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 392696

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45724

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200392696

Location: Swinton

County: Scottish Borders

Electoral Ward: Mid Berwickshire

Parish: Swinton

Traditional County: Berwickshire

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Description

Possibly late 18th century with later additions and alterations. Symmetrical 2-storey, 3-bay classically-detailed house with single storey wing at rear forming L-plan; lean-to porch in rear re-entrant angle. Tooled cream sandstone rubble; sandstone ashlar dressings; harled porch. Droved quoins; droved long and short surrounds to openings; projecting cills.

SE (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: steps to deep-set timber panelled door centred at ground; rectangular fanlight with crossed astragals; plain, corniced door surround; single window aligned at 1st floor. Single windows at both floors in flanking bays.

SW (SIDE) ELEVATION: original block with single window at ground in bay to right. Single storey wing recessed to left with projecting porch in bay to outer right; single windows in 2 bays to left; boarded timber door in bay to outer left.

NW (REAR) ELEVATION: blind elevation to projecting wing to outer left; lean to porch recessed to right. Original block with stair window at centre; single windows at both floors in bay to outer right.

NE (SIDE) ELEVATION: original block with single windows at both floors in bay to right; single window in single storey wing adjoined to outer right.

Predominantly 12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows; modern glazing to rear wing. Grey slate roof with diamond pattern as motif to centre front; raised skews; corniced brick apex stacks to main block; central ridge stack to rear wing; various circular cans. Replacement rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen 1998.

GARDEN WALLS: rubble walls partially enclosing site.

Statement of Interest

A prominently sited, plain classical style farmhouse with much of its original detailing intact. Rutherfurd notes a Mr William Aiton as farmer here in 1866. See separate list entry for nearby Crowfootbank Farm Cottages.

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