Pouton Mains

Pouton Mains is a sizeable dairy farm steading, built in the later 19th century on a greenfield site. The main layout is U-shaped, presenting an E-plan appearance due to the central range. Later additions exist to the south. The steading is constructed of limewashed rubble, and includes a further range and dairy behind the farmhouse.

The west range contains byres and a granary. The central seven bays are taller and slightly forward, featuring granary windows under the eaves overlooking the courtyard. Lower bays flank the central section, linking it to the north and south ranges. A hayloft and pedestrian door are present on the lower west flank. Modern additions are situated abutting the centre of this range.

The north range houses stables and a hayloft in the inner bays, and a cartshed and granary in the outer bays. The northern elevation is blank, behind the stables, while the left side has four tall, depressed cart-arches. The eastern elevation is blank. A door is situated to the left of the courtyard elevation, flanked by two-and-a-half irregularly spaced windows before the centre. There are six windows under the eaves, showing evidence of former louvred shutters and fixed-pane glazing.

The south range includes a lean-to addition to the courtyard elevation, linking to a pitched roof covering the cattle court that is enclosed by the central range (the lean-to has been removed from the outer elevation). A segmental cart-arch and various irregular openings punctuate the courtyard elevation. A sliding machinery door is found in the eastern end elevation.

The central range is a low, single-storey, freestanding milking parlour with a piend roof, containing modern dairy equipment. There are doors and horizontal windows to the north and south elevations, and a wide door to the east end. The walls adjoining the enclosed courts lead to both the north and south ranges. The roofs are covered with graded slates, and there are raised slate ventilators and glazed rooflights along the ridge. Some granaries have multi-metal-pane and small-pane timber fixed upper windows with louvred lower shutters.

The interior of the stables shows timber and posts with setts to the floor, as well as feeding troughs, a mechanised water supply, and tether rails.

A further piend-roofed range exists to the rear of the house, possibly a former stable. It is constructed of limewashed rubble with several blocked doors and windows set in brick, and has a graded slate roof. It was converted to holiday accommodation in 1994.

A dovecote, located to the rear of the house, is rectangular, constructed of rubble and limewashed with squared dressings. A rat course divides the upper stage, with a pointed arch panel containing flight holes. An opening below represents a former door, which was accessed by a ladder or steps. The dovecote is currently roofless.