Description

Earlier 19th century with later additions and alterations. 2 storey, 3 bay, rectangular-plan Tudor-detailed farmhouse (slightly advanced at centre) with 2-storey wing at rear forming L-plan; lean-to porch in re-entrant angle to rear. Harl-pointed sandstone and whinstone (extensive pointing in part); droved cream sandstone dressings. Droved quoins; raised margins; projecting cills.

SW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: gabled bay advanced at centre with timber panelled door at ground, 2-pane fanlight, bracketed ashlar pentice canopy; single window aligned at 1st floor; small opening centred in ball finialled gablehead above. Single windows at both floors in bays recessed to outer left and right.

SE (SIDE) ELEVATION: original block with single windows at both floors off-set to right of centre. Lean-to porch recessed to right; single window at 1st floor in 2-storey wing recessed to outer right.

NE (REAR) ELEVATION: lean-to porch centred at ground; stair window aligned above; projecting wing to outer right with single windows in 2 bays at ground.

NW (SIDE) ELEVATION: gabled bay to outer right; 2-storey wing to outer left with single windows at both floors off-set to right of centre.

4- and 12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof; raised stone skews; moulded skewputts. Red brick apex stacks to SE and NW; various circular cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen 1997.

GARDEN WALLS: dry rubble walls enclosing garden.

Statement of Interest

A modest but well-detailed farmhouse thought to date back to the earlier 19th century. The 2-storey wing which forms an L-plan is shown on the 1857 Ordnance Survey map. Rutherfurd notes a Mr John Edgar as farmer here in 1866.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77772655

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)