The Galloway Inn, Kirk Street, Markinch

2-storey, 3-bay, L-plan coaching inn with pilastered doorcase, on ground falling to S. Painted dressed ashlar and coursed rubble, painted margins and quoin strips; eaves course. S entrance: modern flat-roofed extension at ground not included in this listing. M-gabled above with window to right of centre at 1st floor. Recessed wall to right with garage openings at ground and 2 windows at 1st floor, single storey lean-to extension in re-entrant angle. Mainly 8-, 12- and plate glass glazing pattern in timber sash and case windows, top-opening timber windows to right at W and to E stair extension. Grey slates to W (small at apex) and pantiles. Coped ashlar stacks with some polygonal cans to S, coped brick to N and truncated ashlar to E. Ashlar coped skews with ropework scroll skewputts to W.

Pigot mentions this as the "old-est inn, with stabling for 12 horses" with Mr Galloway the landlord from approximately 1829-43. A sketch plan of Markinch by David Thomson dated 1765 shows a rectangular-plan building on this site. (Historic Scotland)

August 2010: External inspection finds the former hotel in very poor condition; vegetation growth, broken rainwater goods, poor slated roof and stone erosion are all evident.

April 2011: Change of use permission has been lodged with Fife Council for change of use to a dwelling house ref: 11/01789/FULL.

May 2011: The current owner of the building contacts RCAHMS to advise that restoration works are underway - the property have been repainted and rainwater goods have been repaired. The application for change of use is under consideration at Fife Council. Moved to restoration in progress.

15 June 2014: External inspection finds the restoration work on the front block has been completed and inhabited with the remainder in progress. Full Planning Permission for change of use was granted Jan 2012 ref: 11/01789/FULL.

30 April 2019: External inspection reveals no significant change from previous visit. Building remains partly restored and partly inhabited.

3 May 2024: Desk-based assessment suggests the building remains partly restored and partly inhabited.