Idless Farmhouse

Idless Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the late 17th century. It is constructed of slatestone rubble with some rendered cob on the front, featuring timber lintels and a grouted scantle slate roof. A large ivy-clad chimney is located over the right-hand (east) gable end, while there is an external lateral breast chimney at the rear of the left-hand room and another lateral brick chimney over the front wall to the left.

The building has a plan consisting of two rooms flanking a very wide entrance hall that serves as a through passage, though the doors are not directly opposite each other, and there is a staircase against the back wall. To the rear right (east), there are lean-tos that date from the 18th century or early 18th century.

The farmhouse is two storeys high with an irregular three-window south front. The doorway is located to the left of the middle and features a four-panel door with flush-beaded bottom panels. There are small window openings to the left and right of the door, with the left-hand window being a later cut. The left lean-to blocks the original window position, and there is a 20th-century window in the original wide opening to the right. The first floor has early 19th-century two-light casements with eight panes per light, except for the left-hand one, which has nine panes per light. A rear doorway to the right (west) is within a 20th-century porch that was previously a window.

The interior of the farmhouse is simple, featuring roughly chamfered beams, original floors, partitions, and roof structure, with the feet of the trusses visible. There is a 19th-century staircase. At the time of the survey, the house was empty and has survived with little alteration since the 19th century, retaining much of its original structure. Its unaltered rear elevation, including the later outshuts, is considered an important feature.