Fern Hill First Farmhouse

Fern Hill First Farmhouse is an 18th-century farmhouse with an older wing dated 1691, as indicated by the inscription on the door lintel from John and M. Crossley. The building is constructed from coursed rubble with stone dressings and features a stone slate roof. It is a two-unit house from the 18th century, with a central entrance that adjoins a 17th-century cross-passage and cross-wing. The cross-wing is two storeys high and two rooms deep, with a steep stone staircase rising between the rooms.

The 18th-century section originally had two square-cut flush mullioned windows on each floor, although the mullions have since been removed. The doorway features square-cut jambs and a lintel. To the right of the entrance is a projecting single-storey porch, which has an accentuated ogee-shaped enriched lintel and a round panel above. The porch has a coped gable and kneelers.

The cross-wing has a stone plinth and quoins, with one three-light double chamfered mullion window with a hoodmould on each floor. The upper window was originally five lights, while the lower window had four lights, one of which was removed to insert a later door. The cross-wing also features a coped gable and kneelers. At the rear of the farmhouse, there are three two and three-light windows with plain hoodmoulds.