Pennyland House

Predominantly between 1780 and 1860; later alterations. Courtyard grouping of farmhouse, threshing mill and farm cottages. (Single storey ranges to the south, including former byre and stable, and later extension to house to north dating to around 2009 not included in the listing as they were not considered to meet listing criteria at time of review in 2015.)

Later 18th century farmhouse, with early 20th century porch; extended to north and interior partially modernised circa 2009. Symmetrical 2-storey and attic, 3-bay east facing farmhouse. Central door with projecting gabled enclosed porch with windows in each face and side entrance. Roughly coursed flagstone, all whitewashed with contrasting painted ashlar margins. Slightly enlarged ground floor windows, 2 piended dormers. Symmetrical rear fenestration includes small centre bullseye window directly below wallhead. Predominantly 12-pane replacement glazing; margined end stacks; straight skews; Caithness slate roof.

The interior was seen in 2015. Some decorative plaster cornicing to the principal rooms, plain cornicing to others, panelled doors, moulded architraves and a curved timber stair with decorative cast metal railings. The ground floor former drawing room has a recessed niche flanked by fluted pilasters.

Farmhouse is linked to the north gable of former circa early to mid-19th century threshing barn by L-plan length of crenellated wall. There are 2 doors, a dummy corbelled and crenellated angle bartizan, blind ground and 1st floor windows to north gable of former threshing barn. There is a similar blind window in the wall. Wall and north gable to former threshing barn also whitewashed with contrasting margins. Former threshing barn is a long 2-storey, 7-bay roughly coursed flagstone building with long elevations facing east and west. All openings to the east are blocked or boarded up (2015).

Terrace of 3, circa early 19th century 2-bay cottages enclose farm court abutting south gable of house. Timber doors with narrow fanlight. Gabled dormers to center and right. All roughly coursed flagstone with Caithness slate roofs. Corniced gable end and ridge stacks. The interior was seen in 2015. Flagstone floors and timber panelling in place.

Coursed flagstone boundary wall, circa early 19th century to north and west, whitewashed at north with commemorative plaque to Sir William Alexander Smith, founder of the Boys' Brigade, reputedly born at the house on 27 October 1854.