The Riflemans

The Riflemans is a large, detached house, now divided into three separate properties, dating to the 17th and 19th centuries. It is constructed of coursed and squared limestone with stone slate roofs, with some tile on the rear slopes. The rear wing of Nos 1 and 2 has concrete tile roofing. The building consists of three main sections set flush to the road, plus a long, narrow wing at the back left.

The left-hand section has a later ridge line and features 20th-century casement windows with segmental heads. The central, two-gabled section was built in two phases, evident from a straight joint and a break in the roofline. The left gable is plain, while the right, coped gable features a fall cross-gable repeated at the rear.

The house is two storeys and has an attic. The left gable has 3, 2, and 1-light recessed chamfer mullion casements with stopped hoods. The ground-floor 3-light window has pointed heads to each light, similar to those at Abbey Farm. A 20th-century opening with a plank door is located at the junction with the central section. The right half of the building has two 3-light windows with pointed heads, and below these are two 2-light recessed chamfer casements, all with stopped heads. The gable contains a 2-light window beneath a small, blind oculus within a square panel. The return gable is plain. At the rear, some existing casements have recessed chamfer mullions.

The long, gabled back wing of Nos 1 and 2 has four windows. It is two storeys with an attic and features two steel sash dormers over four 2-light casements with segmental heads and voussoirs. The ground floor has various casements. Two-light casements are located in the end gable, with a lean-to on the inner side. Two small gable stacks are visible on No 3.

Inside No 3, a good chamfered beam with run-out stops is present, along with the remains of a former bressummer fire and stair, now visible on the first floor. Limewashed early timbers are visible, including some principals only partially worked, and A-frame roof structures are present. The building was formerly an inn and is said to have included a rifle range during the Napoleonic period.