Arkland

Built circa 1830. Asymmetrical 2-storey farmhouse with

detached small courtyard steading to rear (west). All built

of whin rubble with ashlar dressings; house is whitewashed;

all roofed with graded slates.

HOUSE: originally an east-facing single storey 3-bay cottage

with Tudor hood-moulds and crow-stepped gables; substantially

enlarged to south and to east mostly probably by Charles

Howitt circa 1860; original central door now a window, and

gabled wall-head dormer added. Addition to south has 2-bay

elevations, bipartites and gabled wall-head dormers; advanced

gable left on east elevation with gabled porch in re-entrant

angle; saw-toothed skews. West (rear) wing originally single

storey; cantilevered forestair and (later) porch on west

gable. Sash windows throughout with small-paned glazing,

lying-panes in circa 1860 windows, otherwise 12-pane glazing.

Steading: built around cobbled quadrangular courtyard and

arranged as 2 L-plan blocks separated by courtyard entries.

Tall north range with cartshed and segmental-arched barn door

to court (other openings all square-headed), boarded and

glazed loft openings, and slit ventilators. Other ranges

mostly single storey, west range taller at north, also with

boarded and glazed loft openings. Straight skews.