Description

The building is an early to mid-19^th century quadrangular steading complex with an adjoining U-plan southwest range. A crenellated, concrete silo dating to 1920 is set into the steading's north range. The steading is built of whitewashed rubble with squared rubble and ashlar dressings and later additions in brick.

The steading features segmental carriage arches, granary/hayloft openings, a roofed dormer breaking eaves and ventilation panels. There are historic extensions adjoining the U-plan range at west and a rectangular plan addition to the north.

The 19^th century buildings feature timber trussed roofs covered with graded, thin, grey slates while the former open cattle courts are now covered with a relatively modern roof. There is a rubble retaining wall at the south of the steading.

The Dictionary of Scottish Architects dates Baltersan Steading to around 1820. The structure is shown on the 1^st Edition Ordnance Survey map (surveyed 1846, published 1847).

The concrete silo was added to the north range in 1920 by Aberdeen architectural practice James Scott and Son and is shown on the National Grid Map NX4261-NX4361 – AA (revised: 1968, published: 1969).

Statement of Interest

Baltersan Steading meets the criteria for listing for the following reasons:

• Baltersan Steading dating to the early-mid 19^th century, is a major surviving example of a large and relatively early Improvement period steading complex.
• Although there have been some later alterations, the steading's distinctive courtyard arrangement remains legible and it largely retains its earlier 19th century character, including traditional architectural features, such as depressed arched cartshed entrances, elevated granary openings, piend-roofed dormer breaking eaves and ventilation panels.
• The design and materials of the buildings are characteristic for the Dumfries and Galloway area, including the use of whitewashed coating on stonewalls and the use of thin grey roof slates.
• The largely unaltered concrete silo dating to 1920 is a relatively rare feature and an early example of its type. Concrete silos were first built in Scotland in 1918 by the company James Scott and Son at Armachron farm, Aberdeen, following the pattern of Norfolk's silos.
• The immediate agricultural and wider rural setting of the steading survives, and the steading retains its historic and functional relationship with Baltersan Farmhouse (LB19187, Category B) with which it forms a consistent group.

The listed building record for 'BALTERSAN STEADING WITH SILO' was revised in 2025.

External Links

• Wikidata Q17792238

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Recommended Books

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)