Hill

DENT

SD78NE DENTDALE 162-1/12/96 (North side) Hill

II

Farmhouse, unoccupied at time of inspection (July 1994 and May 1995). Dated 1681 at 1st floor but remodelled in C19, with additions. White-washed coursed sandstone rubble, stone slate roof (and corrugated sheet to addition at rear). Single-depth 2-unit plan on east-west axis, facing south, plus an added bay at the east end and a continuous lean-to addition at the rear. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, 3:1 windows. The 2-unit main range has a doorway in the centre with a part-glazed door protected by a pitched canopy, two 6-pane sashes at ground floor and 3 above (regularly arranged but collectively offset slightly to the right), and at 1st floor a small rectangular datestone with raised lettering "I*T /16 81". The added bay to the right has a 4-pane sash on each floor. Large extruded chimney with offsets at left gable; ridge chimney at junction, gable chimney to right. The rear has a continuous full-height lean-to outshut with a corrugated sheet roof, the portion to the rear of the main range with through-stones and regular openings including a porch in the centre, two 2-light casements at ground floor and 3 above, and a tall chimney at the west end; the other portion (perhaps a stable or store) has one large and one small doorway and a small 6-pane window between these. INTERIOR: not inspected.

Listing NGR: SD7603686999