Highfield Farmhouse And Cottage

Highfield Farmhouse and Cottage, dating back to approximately the 17th century, is a large farmhouse that has been divided, and includes the properties at Nos. 7 and 9 Fieldhead Lane. The bay to the left is the oldest part of the building. The farmhouse is constructed from hammer-dressed stone with a stone slate roof. It has two storeys and an attic, with moulded gable copings on carved kneelers. A plinth runs along the base.

The front facade has three gables, each with an ornamental finial; the finial above the left bay bears the inscription "RB 1612," which has been re-cut. The left bay features a 12-light ovolo moulded mullioned and transomed window, and a 6-light window on the first floor. Both have hood moulds and are double-chamfered. The ground floor window has very early leaded glazing. The two bays to the right have a continuous hood moulding above the ground floor openings, which include a chamfered doorway with an arched lintel on the left, a 12-light mullioned and transomed window with a king mullion, a later doorway that was enlarged from a 2-light window, and a recent doorway on the right. On the first floor are a central 2-light window and two 5-light windows, one of which has had two mullions removed. All windows are double-chamfered.

The left elevation, incorporating No. 7 Fieldhead Lane, has windows dating from approximately the 19th century. The right elevation is rendered. The rear elevation contains a slightly projecting gabled wing, No. 9, which is rendered and features a 5-light double-chamfered window, with two mullions removed, on the first floor; the ground floor has been altered. A central outshut extension has a chamfered doorway with an arched head and a 2-light double-chamfered window. A projecting wing to the right, No. 7, has 19th-century openings.