Ouston House

Ouston House is a former farmhouse, now divided into two dwellings, dating from the late 18th century. It was altered in the late 19th century, extended, and a tower was built in 1938. The house is constructed of squared stone with an ashlar front, while the tower is made of rubble with cut quoins and dressings, much of which has been reused from the former Ninebanks Mill, with some dressings sourced from St. Peter's Church in Newcastle. The roof is slate.

The house is two storeys high and has four bays, with the left bay being the 1938 addition. It features 12-pane sash windows with projecting sills; the second and third sashes on the ground floor have been renewed, with the latter replacing a former door. The tooled and margined dressings were largely retooled when the house was faced with ashlar in the mid-19th century. The left bay has copy sashes. The eaves project on wooden brackets, and there is a stepped stone stack at the right end, while the ridge stack, originally at the left end, has been rebuilt in brick on its old base.

To the left, slightly forward, is a three-storey tower with mullioned windows and a parapet featuring a moulded cornice, reminiscent of Ninebanks Tower. The rear elevation includes 12-pane sashes and a gabled later 19th-century wing. Inside, the house contains six-panel doors, panelled shutters, a fireplace with a chamfered stone surround, and a simple staircase with a grip handrail and stick balusters.