Dufton Hall

Dufton Hall is a large house, now subdivided, dating from the late 17th century with rebuilding in the 18th century. The main part of the house is constructed of coursed, squared rubble with rusticated quoins, first and second floor sill bands, and moulded eaves. It has a graduated slate roof which is hipped to the east, with a corniced stone chimney. Stone coping and the remains of a chimney are visible at the west end. A 17th-century building adjoins the west end and has cavetto eaves moulding, a graduated slate roof with stone coping, a kneeler, and a chimney at the west end.

The three-storey, five-bay front of the 18th-century section has a panelled door set within a pedimented Roman Doric doorcase. There are two windows to the right, three to the first floor, and four to the second. Four windows above the door are blocked, while the others are sash windows with glazing bars in stone surrounds. A two-storey wing projects from the east end and has a hipped roof and a full-height canted bay window on its south wall. The two-storey 17th-century wing has three windows to each floor. An east end bay window is two-storeys high. A segmental-headed door to the right of this bay window contains a reset rainwater head dated 1779.

At the rear of the building, three tall first-floor windows (two blocked) have semicircular heads with imposts and projecting keystones. Inside, a dog-leg staircase has turned balusters on a closed string, square newels, and dado panelling.