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Pitmedden House, Farm Building & Museum
Date January 2005
Event ID 968918
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/968918
C-plan agricultural building. Mortar-bonded roughly dressed granite rubble construction; more neatly tooled cream-grey granite dressings. The structure comprises a principal E–W aligned range with a double-pitched,slated roof (Welsh), copings replaced in concrete – see 3; cream-yellow ceramic ridge tiles. Roof structure original, of sawn pine, rafter couples lapped and nailed at the ridge; low collars.
Cart entrance to W with low arched head. Internal N–S cross wall with entrance at its S end; wood panelled above (later lined with cement block-work). Entrance in N wall off-set to E (possible modern insertion). To E of cross wall a single interior space, 2 original entrances to S (facing into a small court). Entrance in E gable wall off-set to S. This space is currently cobbled with an E–W drainage gully slightly off-set to the S. The N wall is partitioned for a series of byres. 4 partitions remain, their S ends terminating at vertical newels socked into pad-stones. 3 partitions to W of N entrance, 1 to the E, with 2 further unoccupied pad-stones beyond. The remaining stalls each have a wooden hay feeder and feed trough below.
It is not clear to what extent the byre partitions, cobbled floor etc, are original to the structure or modified during conversion to museum.
Two projecting jambs on S side, double-pitched roofs at lower level than the main range; ventilation slits in upper part of S gable ends. Jamb to SW has an entrance to the W with small window on its S side (2 above 2 sash and case) – probably inserted. There is a blocked central entrance in the S gable of the SW jamb. The SE jamb has an extant central entrance to the S. The E wall of this jamb is stepped back from the E wall of the main range and contains en entrance off-set to the N, possible inserted. Interior has whitewashed pine board ceiling. Modern N–S cross wall off-set to E.
The building is now used for the Museum of Farming Life, and modifications were made to the building.
Copes removed and reinstated in concrete.
SW jamb is fitted out as an agricultural bothy and lined with vertical V-section match boarding. Inserted masonry fireplace centre of S wall. Entrance from W and window inserted? General re-pointing in cement.
Cement block-work extension of internal N–S cross wall up to roof.
Main chamber fitted out as ‘The byre’ exhibit to W and a leather-worker’s workshop to the E
PIT06 B114, 115
Information from NTS (SCS) January 2014
