Blairmae adapts the familiar three-bay village house to a steep site, using painted rubble, raised margins and a compact slate-roofed form.
Quick facts
- Date
- Early nineteenth century
- Architect / designer
- Architect and builder not recorded in the designation
- Type
- Two-storey three-bay house on a sloping site
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB17122)
- OS grid reference
- NX 79816 51381
Architecture and continuing use
The two-storey front is arranged in three bays with a central doorway and single-light sash-and-case windows. Painted rubble is sharpened by raised painted margins, while coped end stacks terminate the slate roof. The building’s position on sharply falling ground is essential to its character and to the changing levels along Main Street.
Its story
Built early in the nineteenth century, Blairmae belongs to the phase in which Auchencairn’s Main Street acquired a continuous sequence of substantial houses. The designation does not identify a designer or institutional origin, so its value rests in surviving domestic form and streetscape relationship.
Why it is included
It shows how a standard symmetrical house type was adjusted to local topography within the historic core.
What to notice
- The central doorway maintaining symmetry on uneven ground.
- Raised painted margins around the openings.
- Coped stacks at both ends of the slate roof.
Reading the surroundings
Treat the house and its ground as private. Observe from a lawful public route and take care where levels and traffic restrict the viewing position.
Timeline
- Early nineteenth century Blairmae was built as a compact three-bay house on the sloping Main Street site.
- 4 November 1971 Its exterior and townscape contribution were protected by statutory listing.
- 25 January 2016 Supplementary information in the national record was updated.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The designation gives a broad date and no builder. Current occupancy has not been verified and is not inferred from the domestic appearance.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Blairmae, Main Street, Auchencairn, LB17122 — Current designation status, official mapped location, date, fabric and significance.
- Auchencairn History Society — Local historical context and a route to community-held research about Auchencairn and the surrounding parish.
- Trove search: Blairmae, Auchencairn — National collection search for site records, surveys, photographs and archive material.
Location
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