Phantassie Steading, East Linton

Mid 19th century quadrangular steading with later additions and modern alterations. S range squared and coursed ashlar; eaves course, raised margins, relieving arches to ground floor windows. Random whinstone rubble with sandstone dressings to rear. S ELEVATION: long front range with central pend; depressed archway in advanced gabled bay with square opening above, and lancet window to gable, now blocked. Decorative finial with weather-vane. 5 bays to flanking ranges; doorways and tall windows at ground, small windows to loft. Ranges terminating in advanced 2-bay gabled wings, 2 windows at ground and 1st floor, lancet window to gable. Long rubble ranges to N and E; doorways at ground floor, windows to loft. Courtyard enclosing cattle courts now modernised. Loft door above entrance pend breaking eaves in piend-roofed gable.

Possibly Peddie and Kinnear. Peddie and Kinnear alterations 1951 (Historic Scotland)

May 2011: External inspection finds a fine collection of building now largely disused. Dangerous building notices have been posted. The roofs are in poor condition with broken/ missing slates, broken rooflights. Rainwater goods are broken in places, clogged with vegetation. Extensive damp related issues are evident on the walls and window frames. Planning permission and listed building consent for restoration and redevelopment of the site into a mixed use development including leisure, shopping and heritage uses were approved Sept 2010 ref: 09/00624/FUL & 09/00624/LBC.

14 October 2014: External inspection finds the steading remains in much the same condition as seen previously. The current owner is understood to be drawing together a funding package to implement the consent (previously noted) for the steading's re-development.