Torne Farmhouse

Torne Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the early 17th century or possibly earlier. It is constructed of rendered stone rubble and features a slate roof, with the lower end having a slurried slate roof and a gabled end. The eaves at the higher south end have been raised. The layout is almost certainly a three-room plan with a through passage, including a lateral hall stack at the front and end stacks that heat the inner room and lower room, which likely served as the kitchen. The building is two storeys high and has a four-window range. The 19th-century windows are two-light casements with glazing bars, while the window at the lower end is a three-light casement from the 18th century with leaded panes. There are two doorways with 19th-century hoods; the doorway to the right of centre likely leads to the through passage, while the left-hand doorway is a later addition. A projecting hall chimney stack is located at the centre of the front and features a set-off. Although the interior has not been inspected, the house appears to be largely unmodernised, suggesting that many early interior features may still be present. The steep pitch of the roof at the lower end indicates that the roof structure is likely intact, and despite the heightened eaves over the hall and higher end, the original roof structure may also remain.