Scar Farmhouse

Scar Farmhouse is a farmhouse that dates from the 15th century, with alterations made in the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. It features brick-nogged timber-framing, weatherboarding on two gable trusses, and a stone plinth, topped with ribbed concrete tiles. The building has a 'T' plan, with a three-bay cross piece and two two-bay wings, all two stories high.

The garden front shows the 'T' shape from the base, with a large external stone chimney and two diamond-set brick stacks on the left. The framing consists of two panels high per floor, with a high plinth. The ground floor has a three-light casement window, with weatherboarding above, and another three-light casement window on the upper floor. The left return features a projecting wing with steps leading down to a boarded door to the cellar, which has a timber lintel. There is a three-light mullion and transom window on the ground floor, with a two-light casement above. The gable has an external stone chimney with offsets at the eaves level and a brick top, and the gable truss is weatherboarded.

On the right return, there is a three-light mullion and transom window on the ground floor and a two-light casement above. A lean-to hides the face of the cross wing on the right, which is single-storey, timber-framed, and has a two-light casement. The main roof has a half-hip, with a brick chimney on the ridge to the left.

Inside, the left room of the main block features heavy chamfering on the ceiling beams and exposed chamfered joists. There is a full cruck truss to the right, extending into the roof space, and another cruck truss in the right bay, built short of the ridge for the half hip. A chimney stack made of stone extends up to the roof void. On the first floor, the left side has some scratch-moulded panelling, while the wing on the garden side has hollow chamfering on the main beams in the ceiling and exposed chamfered ceiling joists. The eaves of the roof were raised, likely in the 17th century when floors were inserted, and the roof pitch was flattened on the main block. The wing has a tie beam, collar, and angle-strut truss, with a high collar and V struts over the gable. The internal walls are timber framed. Two bays of the original cruck house remain, altered probably in the 17th century, and extended to the right by one bay, with a 17th-century wing towards the garden. The wing on the entrance side is likely from the 18th century and was originally a granary on the first floor, now part of the house. The roof was thatched until the mid-20th century.