Estate Worker's Houses And River Ayr Viewing Platform, Old Barskimming

The estate worker's houses and river Ayr viewing platform at Old Barskimming date from the later 18th century. The single span, round-headed arch estate road bridge crosses the river Ayr in a deep ravine. It is constructed of stugged red ashlar sandstone, featuring a moulded arch flanked by buttresses that terminate in tall obelisks, which are adjacent to a balustraded parapet. The approach walls include two capped round-section ashlar piers at the northern opening, which lead into a semi-circular area defined by capped ashlar piers linked by chains. The southern approach also has walls and two similar round-section piers, with the wall continuing to the west side, where there are two additional gatepiers and a long ramp leading to the estate workers' houses.

The estate workers' houses consist of a long, two-storey rectangular block made of red rubble sandstone, topped with a piended slate roof. The houses have boarded doors and predominantly feature 12-pane sash and case windows along with top-hopper windows, and a ridge stack with a thackstane.

To the west, there is a crenellated viewing platform built over a cave, which includes ogival-headed windows.