Former cottage with attached barn and pigsties, at Farley Farm

This is a former cottage with an attached barn and pigsties, located at Farley Farm. Dating to the early 18th century, it was altered in the 19th century. The cottage is constructed of dressed stone with ashlar dressings, and has a Welsh slate roof with a central stack. It follows a two-cell plan, with a lobby entrance, and is two stories high. Features include flush ashlar quoins, a first-floor band, moulded ashlar kneelers, and raised, coped gables. It has two-light, ashlar chamfered mullioned windows throughout.

The main, southwest-facing front is symmetrical, with a central doorway framed by a flush ashlar lintel topped with a projecting moulded cornice. This is flanked by single mullioned windows. Above is a blocked oval window, also flanked by single mullioned windows.

The right return has a single mullioned window on each floor. The rear facade has a central mullioned stair window, and a similar blocked window to the right. The left return is hidden by an attached 19th-century barn, which is built of coursed rubble stone with a Welsh slate roof. The barn’s main front has a blocked doorway to the left, and its left return has a single central opening on the ground floor with a two-light wooden casement above.

Late 18th-century pigsties are attached to the left, constructed of coursed rubble with a single-pitched, lean-to stone slate roof. The pigsties have a pair of central openings on their front.

The interior of the cottage has two rooms on the ground floor, each with an original stone fireplace. A small 19th-century fireplace is located on the upper floor. A stone half spiral staircase is positioned behind the stack. The left room retains a spine beam and joists. The roof structure preserves original oak purlins and rafters in the lower half of the roof, while the upper rafters were replaced in the late 19th century.

This is a well-preserved traditional stone farmhouse of the early 18th century, retaining its original plan form and most of its external architectural detailing.