A rural farmhouse was transformed by inserting a pilastered doorway and Palladian windows salvaged from a Marchmont lodge.
Quick facts
- Date
- Earlier farmhouse restored with reused eighteenth-century classical details
- Architect / designer
- Inserted doorway and windows derived from an Adam-designed lodge at Marchmont
- Type
- Farmhouse incorporating salvaged Palladian architectural elements
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB10482)
- OS grid reference
- NT 71666 46719
Architecture and continuing use
The restored house combines vernacular agricultural fabric with conspicuously formal classical openings. Palladian windows and a pilastered doorway bring estate architecture into a practical farmhouse setting.
Its story
The farmhouse predates its most remarkable features. During restoration, architectural elements from a lodge associated with the Adam tradition at Marchmont were inserted, giving the building a layered identity shaped by salvage and estate change.
Why it is included
Category B listing recognises the unusual reuse of high-quality classical fragments and the resulting dialogue between estate design and working rural architecture.
What to notice
- Palladian window patterns within the farmhouse walls.
- The pilastered entrance transferred from another building.
- Contrasts between formal dressings and practical rural fabric.
Reading the surroundings
This is private agricultural property. Do not enter the farm road, yard or fields without permission; observe only from lawful public routes and avoid interfering with work or livestock.
Timeline
- Eighteenth century Classical details were made for a Marchmont estate lodge.
- Later restoration The doorway and Palladian windows were reused at Whiteside.
- 1971 The altered farmhouse entered the statutory list.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The designation is brief and does not establish the precise restoration date, original farmhouse date or present domestic arrangements.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Whiteside Farmhouse, LB10482 — Current designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Trove designation: LB10482 — Parallel national record identity and archival context.
Location
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