West Flemington Farm Steading, West Flemington

Farm steading comprising various single storey and single storey with attic, predominantly rectangular-plan ranges with curved range to N enclosing near triangular-plan courtyard; smaller blocks (demolished in part) and further courtyard to S. Harl-pointed rubble sandstone; rubble dressings (squared and tooled in part). Rubble quoins; long and short surrounds to openings; some later brick slappings. Glazing predominantly missing; some fixed-pane windows; various rooflights. Pantiled and slate roofs (missing in part); stone-coped skews. Empty and part ruinous 1999. An unusual farm steading, particularly notable for its curved N corner which, by following the curve in the road, is said to have allowed easier access to West Flemington Farmhouse - itself once a coaching inn. The early OS map shows a circular-plan threshing mill (') originally adjoined the outer elevation of the W range (now missing). (Historic Scotland)

June 2002: External inspection reveals the steading to be largely disused and in deteriorating condition. Planning Permission is understood to have previously existed for residential conversion. 95/00044/FUL . Monitor.

September 2011: External inspection finds this fine collection of farm buildings now largely disused and in an advanced state of decay. Some secctions of roof have collapsed while others are in the process of collapsing. Moved to At Risk.

28 August 2024: Desk-based assessment suggests that the building remains At-Risk.