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Burnfoot Farmhouse And Steading

A Category B Listed Building in Annandale East and Eskdale, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.191 / 55°11'27"N

Longitude: -3.048 / 3°2'52"W

OS Eastings: 333376

OS Northings: 589025

OS Grid: NY333890

Mapcode National: GBR 784D.XZ

Mapcode Global: WH7YH.4STC

Plus Code: 9C7R5XR2+9Q

Entry Name: Burnfoot Farmhouse And Steading

Listing Name: Burnfoot Farmhouse and Steading

Listing Date: 12 July 1988

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 350754

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB16926

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200350754

Location: Westerkirk

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Annandale East and Eskdale

Parish: Westerkirk

Traditional County: Dumfriesshire

Tagged with: Farmhouse

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Description

Dated 1845. 2-storey, 3-bay farmhouse forming part of
courtyard steading (latter single storey, W and N ranges
with lofts). Rubble-built, with ashlar dressings.
Long asymmetrical E front: (courtyard entered at left)
house at right, central door, 12-pane sashes in outer bays,
gabled 1st floor dormer heads, projecting eaves and coped
stacks; steading range adjoing 5 bays with dovecot flight
hole, 2 lintelled cart openings in piended end wall of S
range with inscription at eaves. Some altered openings to
courtyard elevations of N, S and W ranges; last has 2
centrally placed square loft openings, and pyramidal-roofed
axial ventilator near S end. All roofed with graded slates.

Statement of Interest

E wall of steading S range inscribed "He causeth the grass

to grow for the cattle and herb for the service of man" at

eaves, and dated on central column. Door lintel of house

inscribed "E/PD 1915" which might indicate some alteration

work done then.

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