View of East gable of threshing barn from South East. Digital image of D 31019 CN

Description View of East gable of threshing barn from South East. Digital image of D 31019 CN

Date 16/3/1998

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number SC 742371

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of D 31019 CN

Scope and Content Threshing barn, Sibster Mains Farm, Highland, from south-east Sibster Mains Farm has a large steading arranged around a square courtyard, dating variously from the late 18th century to the mid- to late 19th century and into the 20th century. It is thus a fine example of agricultural development through three centuries and is particularly notable for its 18th-century kiln barn. This shows the east gable of the threshing barn from the south-east. The quoins (corner stones) are rough and irregular and the first-floor opening which was once an arched doorway, is now a window. This opening would have been used for lowering grain for transporting around the farm or for sale at market. Andrew Meikle invented the threshing machine in the 1780s. His father James built the first barley mill in Scotland and the first winnowing machine while Andrew's son George later erected the huge waterwheel that was instrumental in the drainage and reclamation of Blairdrummond Moss. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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