Westfield Steading

Westfield Steading is a group of related farm buildings that date from various periods.

The cartshed and granary, likely built in the later 18th century, is an impressive free-standing structure with a rectangular plan and five bays. It is constructed from roughly-snecked mixed rubble with roughly dressed sandstone margins. The west elevation features five cart openings with piers made of squared rubble and low brick arches, along with a boarded access door and one louvred window on the upper floor. The east elevation has a large two-leaf door at the south end, which is braced and boarded, and a steel lintel indicates later modifications. There are five small symmetrical louvred eaves windows, plus one central window on both the north and south elevations. The roof is piended and covered in corrugated asbestos, replacing an earlier covering, and there are four sets of steel braces supporting the structure at the north end.

The stable and hayloft, dating from the 18th century and altered over time, has a rectangular plan and is built from random rubble with roughly dressed margins and timber lintels. The stable features doorways on the west and east elevations, a single window on the west, and infilled windows on the east. Access to the hayloft is through a small doorway in a catslide dormer on the west side. The roof is piended and covered with red pantiles above four eaves courses of Scotch slates. The interior retains a flagged and cobbled floor, small wooden feeding troughs, and two stone base slots for stall dividers.

The bothies, dated 1864 as indicated by a datestone on the door lintel, are single-storey and have six bays with an almost symmetrical design. They are constructed from squared and snecked sandstone rubble above a random base course, with ashlar dressings that are stugged and droved, featuring chamfered reveals. The west elevation has three plain boarded doors and three windows, one of which is infilled. The east elevation also has six bays, with some openings blocked. Lean-to sheds are located at the gables, each with doors at the front and rear, and there is a henhouse opening in the south shed. The surviving fenestration shows upper glazing above wooden shutters. The roof is gabled with ashlar skews and covered in red pantiles above two courses of slate eaves. There are three symmetrical brick stacks with stone copes, lacking cans. The lean-to shed to the south is slated, while the one to the north is made of corrugated iron.