Stable Block North of Hayton Castle

The stable block located north of Hayton Castle dates from the late 17th century and has some alterations from the 19th century. It is constructed from coursed blocks of dressed red sandstone and features a graduated greenslate roof. The building is two storeys high and consists of four bays, with a lower single-storey, two-bay extension to the right. The ground floor has plank doors and loft access, with half-boarded windows, all framed in chamfered 17th-century surrounds under hoodmoulds. There is an enlarged central doorway and external steps leading to a 19th-century loft doorway on the left. The lower 19th-century extension includes a plank door and small stone-surround openings on either side. It is likely that the building was not originally intended as a stable, as the loft doorways may have been enlarged from windows, while still retaining 17th-century features. The stable block is listed for its group value with Hayton Castle, although the further extension to the right is not of interest.