Higher Farmhouse

Higher Farmhouse is a farmhouse that underwent remodelling and extension in the 18th century, built from stone rubble and whitewashed at the front. It features an asbestos tile hipped roof and large stone rubble lateral stacks with tall shafts, one of which has a rebuilt rendered shaft. The building has an overall L-shaped plan. The rear (southwest) range is likely the original house, consisting of a two-room layout. The right-hand room is heated by a lateral stack at the back, while the lower left-hand room also has a rear lateral stack but may have been unheated originally. The house was likely enlarged in the 18th century with the addition of a front (northeast) range, where the right-hand room is heated by a large central stack on the higher right side, and the left-hand room may be unheated, with a central entrance between the two rooms.

The farmhouse is two storeys tall with an asymmetrical northeast front featuring two windows. The 19th-century windows are two and three-light casements with glazing bars, and the ground floor right-hand window has a slate dripmould. There is a doorway to the left of centre with a late 19th-century glazed and panelled door, supported by a large monolithic slate post that holds a porch canopy extending over an outshut on the left. The front also has two 20th-century lights in the roof. The rear and northwest side elevations have large stone rubble projecting lateral stacks with set-offs; the rear stack has a tapered top to its shaft, while the side stack has a rebuilt shaft. The southeast elevation features 19th-century two and three-light casements with glazing bars. The interior was inaccessible during the survey in 1988-1989.