Lower Hill

This is a large farmhouse, likely dating from the early 17th century, now divided into four dwellings. It is constructed of coursed sandstone rubble with quoins, and has a roof of stone slate and slate with gable copings and kneelers. Chimneys are located on the ridge, at the left gable, at the rear of the second bay, and at the right side of a wing. The original design comprised a three-bay length, with the long first bay divided laterally, and a projecting porch in the middle of the main range and a crosswing at the right end. The building is two storeys high, with the gabled projections rising to two and a half storeys. All original windows are recessed and have chamfered surrounds and mullions; those at the front are also hooded. The two-and-a-half-storey gabled porch has a large doorway offset to the right with a moulded surround, large lintel, and hoodmould, a small window to the left, a four-light window offset to the right on the first floor, and a two-light attic window with a straight dripmould across the gable. To the left of the porch, the first bay has altered openings on the left and mullioned windows of four and three lights on the right; an inserted door to one of the dwellings is in the porch's side wall. To the right, the main hall has a king-mullioned window of five and three lights, and a four-light window above. The two-and-a-half-storey wing has an inserted doorway, windows on each floor of five, four, and two lights (with a straight dripmould across the gable), and a small round-headed window at first-floor level in the re-entrant angle. A later addition is at the left end, and an added stable or workshop at the right end, featuring a projecting chimney stack with offsets. The rear of the building is now largely obscured by later lean-to additions, but several original mullioned windows remain, along with a large chimney stack that breaks through the lean-to at the back of the second bay. Inside the main hall (in one of the dwellings), there is a large stone arched inglenook fireplace and two quarter-round moulded beams. The porch area (in another dwelling) features a stone quarter-turn staircase, and in an adjacent room, a very large stop-chamfered beam. Stone-flagged floors are on the upper levels. Various original ground floor openings remain at the rear, including a back door opposite the main entrance.