Old Schoolhouse, Kirkton Farm, Aberlemno

Former rural parish school comprising run of 3 single storey, rectangular-plan buildings. Coursed rubble with tooled, roughly squared margins. Blocked opening with dated lintel to left of centre of north elevation. Building to east end (possibly original schoolhouse) has a full-height flat arched opening with brick and stone rybats and sliding timber door to the south elevation and the west gable is rendered.

Variety of glazing patterns in timber frames. Slate roof supported on timber rafters. Roof of central section has partially collapsed. Asbestos sheeting to building at east end. Between the central and west sections is a straight, stone skew with cavetto-moulded skewputt. Brick stack with clay can at top of skew and west gable.

The interior was seen in 2014. Walls predominantly back to stonework. Simple timber fireplace which has been altered to central room.

Located at the centre of Aberlemno, the Old Schoolhouse is an integral part of this small settlement and its social history. Together with the church, manse and farmhouse (see separate listings) there is a good grouping of 18th and 19th century traditional buildings. The phases of construction are discernible in the Old Schoolhouse's fabric and whilst the east section of the building has been altered, overall the building retains a significant proportion of its late 18th and early 19th century vernacular form and is constructed of locally sourced stone and slate.
(Historic Environment Scotland List Entry)

June 2009: External inspection finds the building‘s roof is of particular concern as roof trusses appear to be beginning to collapse.

29 October 2012: External inspection finds a central section of the roof has now collapsed, the rest of the building continues to deteriorate.

21 June 2016: External inspection finds the building remains in much the same condition as seen previously. An application to demolish the building and replace with a new build cottage was lodged but withdrawn ref: 13/00999/FULL.