Brae House And Attached Barn Range

Brae House and the attached barn range consist of a house dated 1771 and a barn built in the late 18th to early 19th century. The buildings are constructed from coursed squared gritstone and feature a graduated stone slate roof. The house is positioned at the downhill end of a long range built up a hill slope. It is two storeys high with two bays, and there is an added one-storey bay to the right. To the left of the house, a bay connects to a five-bay barn, which is situated at a higher level than the house. There is also a single-storey, two-bay stable and cart-shed on the far left.

The facade of the house includes a plinth and quoins, with a central door set in a quoined surround. The lintel above the door is inscribed with 'H:I', with the 'I' representing the year 1771 in lower case. Flanking the central door are windows on both floors, which are three-light, flat-faced mullioned windows. Each window has one mullion removed and a square four-pane sash inserted, with plain stone surrounds. The right side features a shaped kneeler and gable coping, along with banded end stacks. The bay to the right has a board door with tie-stone jambs on the left and a two-light flat-faced mullion window with six-pane sashes on the right. It also has an inturned kneeler, gable coping, and a stack on the right.

The linking bay to the left of the house has double board doors. The barn to the left features a central segmental arch, with byre doors located far left and far right, both with tie-stone jambs. An added front bay is not of special interest. The barn also has shaped kneelers and gable coping. The stable and cart-shed on the far left have double board doors on the left, a board door on the gable right, and a nine-pane sash window in a stone surround at the center.

Brae House is located in one of the more remote parts of the parish and is an unusual dated example of an 18th-century house built during the period when Thruscross Moor was first enclosed.