Heydour Priory

Heydour Priory is a house dating from the late 16th century, with some 17th century and minor 20th century alterations. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble with ashlar dressings, featuring stone coped gables with finials and an off-centre stone ridge stack on a plain tiled roof. The building is two storeys high with a garret and has a four-bay facade, along with a single storey with attic one-bay facade to the right, both having ashlar quoins.

The entrance is located in the end bay to the right and consists of a plain 19th century door with a 16th century four-centred head and hood mould above. The spandrels of the doorway display fine 16th century carvings of a cat and a salmon, with a beast's head projecting from the arch. The reveals of the doorway are moulded and finish with carved animal stops. To the left, there is a 17th century projecting full-height one-bay gabled stair tower, which has a finial and quoins on one side only. This stair tower features two single light casements with cornices on the first and second floors, and a ground floor window located on the side. A scratch dial with Roman and Arabic numerals is found on one quoin on the right.

Flanking the stair tower, to the right is a four-light mullioned casement, and to the left is a three-light similar casement. Above the door, there is a two-light mullioned casement, and to the left, a three-light similar window. All the mullions are cavetto moulded, the casements are timber with leaded cames, and they have cornices above. The single storey bay has a 20th century four-light mullioned window and a gabled dormer above. The main one-bay gable end features a plinth and three restored three-light mullion casements. The rear elevation also has a plinth, with two four-light mullioned windows on the ground floor and two three-light and one two-light window on the first floor.

Inside, there is a very fine circular stone newel staircase that rises to the garret within its own stair tower. Both principal rooms have large fireplaces; the end room contains a notable four-centred stone arch with moulded stops to the reveals and a stone cupboard beside it. The first-floor room above features a similar, taller stone fireplace.