Farmhouse, Markle Mains

Early 19th century incorporating earlier fabric. 2-

storey, 3-bay farmhouse; double-pile, 18th century house

enlarged and re-orientated in early 19th century.

Squared whinstone rubble, stugged dressings, eaves

course. Random rubble sides and rear.

Door to centre, raised architraves and bracketted

cornice. Windows flanking at ground. 3 smaller windows

at 1st floor.

Original farmhouse to rear; entrance through later

gabled porch, windows flanking at ground. 2 widely

spaced windows at 1st floor, high under eaves.

Irregular window pattern to gable ends. 12-pane glazing

pattern to sash and case windows.

Steep pitch to roof of earlier house, grey tiles, small

skylight. Straight skews, ashlar coped stacks. Straight

skews continued as base course to broad corniced ashlar

stacks in later range.

Rubble coped retaining walls, square ashlar gatepiers to

NW with pyramidal caps, wrought-iron gates with

cast-iron finials.