Roel Farmhouse

Roel Farmhouse is a building incorporating elements from the medieval period, the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. It is constructed of squared, coursed stone, with ashlar facing the garden front and random rubble stone used in some of the extensions. The roof is covered in stone slate. The farmhouse has an "L" shape, comprising a long, four-window main block of two and a half storeys, extended to one end by two bays, and a two-storey wing set at a right angle to the left end. Although all rooms are one room deep, there are various lean-tos to the rear, and a tall, likely stair wing projects from the centre of the rear elevation.

The garden front features a half-glazed front door with a rectangular light above, set within a moulded stone surround and topped with a stone pediment which slightly projects. Either side of the door are tripartite sash windows with a 16-pane centre sash and a cambered head with stone voussoirs. To the left is a boarded door with a stone lintel, beneath the end of a lean-to roof supported by cast-iron columns along the right return of the projecting wing. A boarded door with a timber lintel is positioned in the gable of the projecting wing, mirroring a similar arrangement with a small light above on the left return.

On the first floor, the main block has three three-light casement windows, similarly headed to those below, and a single-light window to the right of the centre one. A two-light casement with a timber lintel is situated in the gable of the left wing. Above, two chimneys rise from the rear of the main block; a gabled dormer is located to the left of the left window, featuring a two-light casement, with a further ridge chimney to the left. A ridge chimney is also at the rear of the projecting wing, all with moulded caps. A dormer is visible on the right return of the wing, and the wing's parapet gable slopes, the right-hand side being longer than the left.

The left return shows a lean-to against the projecting wing, with a boarded door at the left end and a timber lintel over. Set back is the gable end of the main block, displaying a tall five-light ovolo-moulded mullioned window with a hoodmould. A projecting lean-to, hipped to meet the back of the main block, has a 12-pane horizontal window. Above, a slit window in the right wing is chamfered, creating the impression of a pointed head. The top of a large buttress to the left forms part of the gable of the lean-to. A three-light mullioned window mirrors those below; a two-light window serves the attics, both with plain chamfer and hoodmoulds. The main block has a parapet gable with a cross-gablet apex.

The interior of the farmhouse has not been inspected, but it is said to contain remains of a medieval chapel.