The Redesdale Arms

The Redesdale Arms is a hotel that likely originated as a bastle house in the 16th or early 17th century. It was refronted in the 18th century and extended to the right and rear in the early 19th century. The building features large random rubble, coursed stone, and ashlar in different sections, topped with a Lakeland slate roof. The long two-storey front range has six irregular bays, with the older section on the left displaying a boulder plinth. The left three bays form the 18th-century front, which includes a 20th-century conservatory and sash windows in the original openings. The early 19th-century section to the right has a central pedimented porch with a boarded and battened door, along with sash windows. The roof is hipped and features three banded ridge stacks.

Bastle masonry is visible on the left return and at the rear. The early 19th-century second span at the rear showcases fine ashlar and a hipped roof. Inside, the rear wall of the bastle is approximately 50 inches thick on the ground floor and about 40 inches thick above.