Croglin Low Hall

Croglin Low Hall is a farmhouse with significant historical associations, likely originating as a 15th-century tower and an early 16th-century hall. It underwent alterations in the early 17th century, further extensions in the late 18th century, and subsequent changes. The building was historically linked to the de Croglin, Dacre, and Howard families.

The building is constructed from large blocks of red sandstone in the two right bays representing the lower storey of the original tower, now reduced to a single storey, rebuilt to two and a half storeys, and extended by a two-bay hall in smaller red sandstone rubble. Further extensions and raised walls are in similar stonework, all under a common green slate roof. Notable features include a large square chimney stack above the tower and end stone chimney stacks. A single-bay extension to the extreme left, dated to the 18th century, is of coursed red sandstone rubble with a Welsh slate roof slightly lower than the main house, and an end stone chimney stack. A two-storey, three-bay wing extends at a right angle to the tower and is constructed of red sandstone rubble with a sandstone slate roof of a lower level than the main house.

The original courtyard entrance to the tower has a plank door within a painted chamfered surround topped with a semicircular arch; a small square window is positioned to the right. Early 17th-century chamfered mullioned windows of two and three lights have been filled on the ground floor and largely replaced with late 18th-century double sash windows with plain painted stone surrounds. The central upper-floor window was partly filled. The garden front features a further tower entrance, now covered by a projecting 19th-century wash-house. A small opening to the right is the original fire window, now internally blocked. Fenestration reflects three distinct periods: small, square, blocked, early 16th-century windows in the hall extension, early 17th-century chamfered mullioned windows (two and three lights) in the hall and tower, which have mostly been blocked or enlarged with later sash windows, and late 18th-century sash windows with glazing bars. The end wall of the tower has similar mullioned windows, now with 20th-century casements, and two small square attic openings. An extension to the right of the hall has a top-glazed six-panel door in a plain stone surround, along with broad sash windows with glazing bars and plain stone surrounds. The rear wall of the 18th-century extension is blank.

A courtyard wing features a partly filled entrance, likely dating to the 16th or 17th century, with a moulded architrave, now a 20th-century casement. A chamfered-surround, two-light window is found to the right. An early 18th-century entrance is also present, with a chamfered surround, and an above sash window with a similar surround. Two other windows are dated to the 19th century. The end wall was rebuilt in the late 19th century to create a passage between the adjoining barn (listed separately). A gateway and gatehouse are listed separately. A nearby chapel, formerly associated with the house, was demolished in the 19th century. The hall is notably known for its association with the Croglin Vampire.