Farmhouse, Mains Of Machermore

Later 19th century. Farmhouse and steading.

FARMHOUSE: 2-storey, 3-bay, with lower wing to rear. Rubble, painted to S and W elevations. Red sandstone ashlar dressings: raised margins; bull-faced quoins, with margin draft. Taller windows at ground floor.

S ELEVATION: angled doorcase at centre; plate glass fanlight. Regularly disposed fenestration.

W ELEVATION: window at ground and 1st floors to left.

E ELEVATION: window at ground and 1st floors to left and right.

N ELEVATION: single storey and loft wing adjoined at centre; gablehead stack to N, modern tiles. Door, with window flanking to left and right, to W; window to E; door in gablehead to N, with timber forestair up; modern outbuilding adjoined to left to N.

Plate glass glazing in sash and case windows. Shouldered wallhead stacks at centre to E and W. Graded grey slates to piended roof. STEADING: U-plan. Painted rubble. Red sandstone coped skews. Graded grey slates. Boarded doors. Small-pane glazing. U-plan to S; variety of openings.

HOUSE AND CHEESE LOFT: 2-storey, with 1st floor breaking eaves, 3-bay house, and adjoining cheese loft to S. Painted rubble. Grey slates. Red sandstone coped skews. Plate glass glazing in sash and case windows to house. Gablehead stacks to E and W, and ridge stack at centre.

N ELEVATION: house to right; door at centre; window in outer bays, with gabled dormerheads at 1st floor; brick lean-to adjoined to right.

Cheese loft to left: 2-bay; door to left; rubble lean-to adjoined to left.