Drover's Toll And Tower House, Throughgate, Dunscore

Circa 1800. East-facing row in roughly symmetrical

arrangement, comprising single-storey, 3-bay cottage flanked

by narrow 2-storey houses, latter with boldly advanced and

bowed single bay fronts; altered; earlier 19th century

2-storey, 3-bay house (R J Cessford) adjoins at north. All

rubble-built and whitewashed with painted ashlar margins.

Main roof of cottage swept over modern shallow porch; porch

to flanking houses in either re-entrant angle (diagonally set

at south, altered and with forestair at north): bows have

19th century tripartites inserted (upper windows break

through eaves, with fish-scale-slated piended dormer heads);

raised basement to north bow with additional door. 3-bay

house has central door, Veterinary surgery in lean-to at

north gable. Sash windows; corniced stacks slate roofs.