Duntrune Farm Steading, Burnside of Duntrune

Coursed rubble with droved ashlar dressings and voussoirs; slate roofs reslated at single storey ranges. Buildings described in anti-clockwise order, from entrance. E STABLE RANGE, INCLUDING GROOM/TACKSMAN'S HOUSE: 18th century, remodelled and heightened by 2 or 3 courses; S gable has 3 inserted reused armorial panels, dated 1664, inscribed EG WG (Graham of Duntrune), door to stable and hayloft door, straight skews and skewputts, horse weathervane, semi-circular gateposts to left. E ELEVATION: 2 windows to stable, 1 further window, formerly a door to stable with lintel dated 1750; harled porch with piended roof fronting dwelling. W ELEVATION: stable wall blind, 3 small windows with double lintels, 1 formerly a door, windows small-paned, some sash and case; 2 stacks with thackstanes. Interior of stable with loose boxes. N RANGE: dated 1824 at central dovecot, single storey former byre with 2 doors to S elevation, 1 to N at right. 2-storey cartshed and hayloft; N elevation, 4 segmental-arched cart openings, door and single window to right, 5 boarded/louvred windows above; S elevation, four 1st floor windows similar, 3 modern openings to left of dovecot. DOVECOT: raised access window with dated lintel; blocked round-arched opening above; open pedimented gable; low wall with trough and gatepier advanced to S; interior lined with brick and stone slab nesting boxes. NW RANGE: threshing barn, extended from N range, 2-storey, N elevation 4-bay. 2 ground floor doors (1 widened), 2 windows; 1st floor boarded windows; W gable large off-centre loading door, E gable blind; S elevation 4 small 1st floor windows adjoin horse-mill and byre; piended roof. HORSE-MILL: circular, 4 openings of various widths, 2 now windows; conical roof; RANGE: single storey byre with additions; interior collar beam roof with older kingpost truss wall of N range; pigsties to W, now roofless. S RANGE: single storey byre possible 18th century with modern addition; older cat-slide roofed rubble extension at E. (Historic Environment Scotland List Entry)

July 2009: External inspection finds the steading range to be in very poor condition; roof timbers are collapsing in places, roof slates are missing and flashings are defective. Rainwater goods are either missing or broken and some of the masonry walls have collapsed.

30 June 2016: External inspection finds the complex remains in much the same condition as seen previously.

10 January 2020: Listed Building Consent for the conversion of steading building to form 3 residential dwelling houses being sought (ref: 19/00884/LBC).

24 January 2022: Currently being marketed for sale through RBS Lindsay. Accepting offers in the region of £200,000.

12 January 2023: Conditional planning consent has been granted to convert the steading into 3 residential dwelling houses (19/00882/FULL) with conditional Listed building consent (19/00884/LBC). The site is now being marketed as 2 lots by RBS Lindsay. Plots 1 & 2 are being sold together at a fixed price of £120,000 and plot 3 at a fixed price of £60,000.

5 July 2023: Property remains under marketing for sale.

8 February 2024: Plot 1 remains under marketing for sale with offers over £60,000. According to RBS Lindsay website, Plot 2 is now under offer.

27 August 2024: Marketing details removed.