Description
Probably Walter Newall, architect, of single-storey 3-bay
farmhouse and large courtyard steading; circa 1830; house
raised to 2 storeys in 2nd half of 19th century. House:
(built above steep bank, at south west corner of steading)
built of whin rubble with contrasting ashlar dressings
(chamfered reveals at ground): south elevation: central
gabled porch (possibly added when house was raised); sash
windows (plate glass at ground, 12-pane glazing at 1st
floor); saw-toothed skews; corniced end stacks. Piended wide
rear wing has west-facing bipartite. Steading: (entered at
north west corner between corniced square gatepiers)
whitewashed rubble and ashlar dressings. Tall east range with
barn returns 4 bays along north range, with square loft
doorways, glazed and boarded loft windows, north-facing
swept-roofed rear banked cart entrance to loft (remainder of
north range is lower, with modern roof); slit ventilators at
north end of east range; low south and west ranges each
linked with house, cartshed in former, coped axial and end
stacks to latter.
Mostly roofed with graded slates, piended over steading;
axial roof ventilators to east and to south ranges, those in
former enlarged.
Courtyard partly cobbled, with central midden.