Low Boreland
Farmstead (Period Unassigned), Rig And Furrow (Medieval)
Site Name Low Boreland
Classification Farmstead (Period Unassigned), Rig And Furrow (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Boreland
Canmore ID 233939
Site Number NS34NE 19
NGR NS 39256 48594
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/233939
- Council East Ayrshire
- Parish Dunlop
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kilmarnock And Loudoun
- Former County Ayrshire
NS34NE 19 39256 48594.
This farmstead has a U-shaped plan and comprises a two-storeyed farmhouse, an attached linear range and a detached linear range. In these there is a stable, a henhouse, a barn with granary above and a cart shed with loft over. Detached buildings include a byre. The farmstead has been whitewashed and is constructed of rubble with slate roofs. It was visited in 1993. The earthworks of a rig can be seen in the surrounding fields.
Information from RCAHMS (SS), 20 February 2006.
