Tirelands Farmhouse

Tirelands Farmhouse is a farmhouse that dates back to the 15th century, with alterations made in the 16th and 19th centuries. The building is constructed of rubble, render, and some colourwash, with sections of colourwashed brick. It features brick stacks, except for one early ashlar stack that has a crenellated cap, and the roofs are covered with bitumenised slate and tiles. The farmhouse is designed in an L-shape, with an additional three-storey gabled projecting wing on the left side of the front, which is believed to have been a former stair turret. The main part of the building has two storeys and consists of three bays, with 19th-century two-light casement windows that have glazing bars, along with two 20th-century two-light casements. There are two door openings, each with ribbed and studded plank doors set in chamfered wooden surrounds with a four-centred head. The stair turret has a coped verge and a finial base, and it features a single bay with a two-light 20th-century casement in a dressed stone surround with a stopped label. There is a projection on the left side for a bread oven, which also serves as the base for a projecting stack with pantiled offsets. At the rear, there is a 19th-century lean-to with a double Roman tile roof. The interior is of great importance, featuring a roof constructed of cruck beams, a very fine coffered ceiling in the ground floor room at the rear, and a fireplace with a moulded wood and stone surround that has a four-centred head. There are also some 18th-century features present.