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Former farmstead, now used both residentially and industrially, which is shown on the OS maps from the 1st edition onwards. On the 1st edition OS map the farmstead is shown as having a T-shaped farmhouse to the north, a U-shaped steading, with the court open to the south and a wing extending at right angles from the west wing, a horsemill attached to this wing and two detached buildings, one a long rectangular range to the east of the steading and a smaller building to the south of the open court. By the 2nd edition map the smaller building to the south, the extended wing to the west and the horsemill have been removed. The separate range to the west has been joined to the steading to form a second court, also open to the south. A smaller building with attached enclosure is shown within the court of the earlier steading. This smaller building and the connecting range on the eastern, later, steading have been removed by the time of the 2006 map. The eastern wall of the eastern steading has a cross-incised stone (NJ82SW0166) built into it. The stone is of pink granite, circa 0.34 m x 0.33 m. The cross is of the Latin type and has sunken circular terminals. It is possibly from the predecessor of the present Bourtie Kirk which lies immediately to the east of the former steading. From March 2004 to January 2005 a series of watching briefs were undertaken by MAS during the conversion of the steading buildings to residential and industrial usage. The cross-incised stone was protected during the process and consolidated on completion. No archaeological features or artefacts were encountered during the conversion. The ground in between the eastern steading and the west of Bourtie church was consolidated rather than reduced in levels.
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