Basic Site Details Name: | Balbirnie Estate, Balfarg Farmhouse and Steading | Town, district or village: | Balfarg | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Glengarry Court | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Farmstead | | |  | Farmhouse | | |  | Steading | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes |  | May 1918 | | | Drawings dated - alterations and additions |  | 1947 | 1956 | Alterations and additions | Plans for alterations to farmhouse and new septic tank, cow court, silage pit, and bull pens dated. |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes |  | Gillespie & Scott | Architectural practice | B | 1918 | | Alterations and additions |  | James Scott | Architect | B | 1918 | | Alterations and additions |  | Adam Elliot Watson | Architect | C | 1947 | 1956 | Alterations to farmhouse and new septic tank, cow court, silage pit, and bull pens. |  | Andrew David Haxton | Architect | C | 1947 | 1950 | Alterations to farmhouse and new septic tank, cow court, silage pit, and bull pens - completed by practice after Haxton's retirement. |  | Haxton & Watson | Architectural practice | C | 1947 | 1956 | Alterations to farmhouse and new septic tank, cow court, silage pit, and bull pens. |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes |  | Balfour, E W S, Colonel | Joint client with Mr and Mrs John C Balfour. |  | Balfour, John C, Mr & Mrs | Joint clients with Colonel E W S Balfour. |
ReferencesArchive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |  | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Register House Plans | | |  | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Haxton & Watson Collection | | HW 1950/6/36 |  | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Photographic Archive | | Copies of Balbirnie drawings FID 250/2 |  | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Photographic Archive | | Copies of Balbirnie drawings FID 250/1 P (plan by James Fraser) and FID 250/2 P (drawings for 1918 alterations). |  | Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | 252646 | Farmhouse. |  | Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | 91930 | Steading. |  | St Andrews University Library | James Gillespie and Scott Archive | | Bundle no 1612 |
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