Walls Surrounding Paddock To East Of Low Butterby Farmhouse

The walls surrounding the paddock to the east of Low Butterby Farmhouse are likely from the 17th century but have been altered and partly rebuilt. They enclose a rectangular paddock measuring 85 by 65 metres and are constructed from coursed sandstone rubble. The walls stand between 2.0 and 2.5 metres high and feature roughly-shaped triangular coping stones set on edge. The south-west wall includes a battered buttress near the west corner and has been partly demolished in the centre, where it has been replaced by a brick wall from a 20th-century farm building. The south-east wall is partly broken down near the south corner. The north-east wall has regularly spaced 0.5-metre high slits near the ground, possibly for drainage, and a worn stone doorway with chamfered jambs near the north corner. Additionally, the foundations of two sides of a small rectangular building can be found at the north corner. These walls are included for their group value, while the farm buildings on the outer face of the south-west wall are not of special interest.