Priory Cottage

Priory Cottage is a 17th-century cottage located within the moated site of Stonely Priory, and it was formerly known as Stonely Priory itself. It is possibly a stable that was built using reused stone and converted into a dwelling in the 19th century. The cottage is two storeys high with attics and is constructed from coursed rubble limestone, featuring dressed stone quoins and an offset string course at each floor level that reduces the wall thickness. The roof is steeply pitched and covered with plain tiles, with side purlins, an inserted 19th-century brick stack, and a crenellated parapet on the west elevation. The cottage has modern and 19th-century gable windows, and two attic windows have been blocked. There is a central doorway facing west, which has mitred stops to the chamfered stone jambs. Inside, there is a large open hearth and exposed ceiling beams.