Borelick Steading, Perthshire
The original steading and house at Borelick was the focus of a small upland farm. The land continues to be worked by the original owner whose accommodation requirements were consolidated releasing the substantial nineteenth century courtyard steading buildings for conversion into modern country homes. The development, completed for Tighmor, consists of three units around the courtyard, a modernised and extended farmhouse and a large new dwelling to the south.
A sustainable approach was adopted. Local materials were specified wherever possible and local firms carried out the construction works. Water for the development comes from local springs and a reed bed dispersal system is utilised for the waste water.
A new small house was built for the landowner further up the hill at Little Tombane. The house augments an existing building group that was the centre of a substantial agricultural community in the past. Extensive historical research was carried out to establish the provenance of the area and a detailed physical investigation of the site was undertaken by Addyman Archaeology.
