Low Scarside And Barn Adjoining

Low Scarside is a farmhouse and barn dated 1674, inscribed over the entrance with the name Richard Simpson. The barn has an inscription over the loft doorway that reads, "I DID MAKE THIS LABOUR IN THE YEARE 1677 RICHARD SIMPSON," and features late 18th century alterations. The building has partly rendered limestone rubble walls set on a square plinth, topped with a graduated greenslate roof and a stone chimney stack. It is two storeys high with three bays, and includes a single-storey, single-bay extension at the rear (currently without a roof) and a three-bay barn to the left, creating an overall T-shape.

The farmhouse has an off-centre gabled stone porch that contains internal stone seats and shelves. Inside, there is a plank door in a 17th century chamfered stone surround, with the lintel reset in the porch surround. The windows are two- and three-light types, with mullions removed, and there is a ground floor fire window, with a similar one located at the rear. Continuous dripstones run over the ground floor windows. The barn features a left segmental arched cart entrance, central 17th century chamfered surround doorways, a loft doorway, and slit vents. The right doorway and loft doorway are part of a late 18th century single-bay extension under a common roof.

Inside the house, there is an inglenook with a firebeam and a 19th century panelled door leading to a 17th century recessed spice cupboard. The ceiling is beamed. At the time of the survey, the property was derelict and unoccupied.