Red rubble, a polished portico and curving links make this farmhouse unusually formal within the improved Black Isle landscape.
Quick facts
- Date
- Mid-19th century
- Architect / designer
- Unknown
- Type
- Red-rubble farmhouse with quadrant links and flanking wings
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB7992)
- OS grid reference
- NH 66107 50518
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
The two-storey, three-bay farmhouse is linked by single-bay quadrants to lower wings. A round-headed door sits beneath a pilastered portico, while large segmental windows, heraldic reused stones and a walled garden add detail.
Its story
Drynie Mains belongs to the mid-nineteenth-century improvement of farms around Kilmuir. Reused stones include a Mackenzie stag, the word FEARE set upside down and the number 16.
Why it is included
Category B listing recognises a carefully planned farm residence combining polite architecture with reused local stonework.
What to notice
- The polished-ashlar entrance portico.
- Quadrant links joining house and wings.
- Reused carved stones in the frontage.
Reading the surroundings
The farm is private and potentially operational. Do not enter yards, tracks or fields without permission.
Timeline
- Mid-19th century The formal farmhouse and flanking wings were constructed.
- Later use The group continued within an agricultural landscape.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The source and age of the reused carved stones are not securely established.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Drynie Mains, LB7992 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Trove designation: LB7992 — Parallel national record identity and archival context.
Location
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