Like most places - to see them we have to stank for miles, up hills, avoiding drivers that seem to ignore the possibilty that someone actually walks, dragging ourselves through mud and brambles ... But it is all good fun; I was looking for the boundary stone of 1934. Just above Gulval on the Kenegie Road. It is a beauty, cob upper storey.
The upper storey is cob. They were variously built, some of pise, a rammed version of cob. They were variously finished, some with wattle and daub. It appears that some care has been afforded the wall, as the stone has a minimal covering. If the building was first erected with no facing involved, then it should stay that way - after all rendering is only a bad excuse for poor upkeep - or not wanting any in this lazy plastic age. If it was built with stucco in mind then equally it should remain that way, particularly if there are historic details that would otherwise be lost. So many buildings have been stripped of history and then made to look pseudo-rustic to satisfy the tourist trade and the budget.
By the way, I am not sure as to present situation, but in 1990, the building remained as it was when re-built late 18th century; to look like a well-to-do farmer s house, with all the latest windows and the size of property to impress. However it was basically a large kitchen one end, and a farm cow shed the other, and a store above. The farm is very old, however.
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