Fordel Dean

Fordel Dean is a traditional single storey and attic cottage built in the earlier to mid-19th century. It features a symmetrical three-bay design with a columned porch. The principal southeast elevation is constructed of coursed sandstone, while sandstone rubble is used on other sides. The openings are adorned with long and short ashlar dressings.

On the southeast front elevation, there is a central doorway with a glazed and panelled timber two-leaf door. The projecting porch is supported by Tuscan columns and has a plain entablature, with flanking windows on either side.

The southwest elevation includes a single attic window to the right and a base course. The northwest rear elevation has a central modern timber and glazed door with a fanlight, along with flanking windows. The northeast elevation was not visible in 1999.

The cottage predominantly features 12-pane timber sash and case windows, with a 4-pane piended dormer window at the rear. The roof is covered with purple grey slate and has lead ridges, with raised skews and gable apex stacks. The southwest side has a corniced sandstone stack, while the northeast side has a rebuilt brick stack with circular cans. A rooflight is also present at the rear.

The interior was not seen in 1999.

Adjoining the southeast corner of the house is an L-plan former coach house and stable, constructed with sandstone rubble walls and irregular openings. It has a datestone from 1755 above a window on the north elevation and is covered with pantiles, piended to the northwest and gabled to the south.

The boundary wall is made of sandstone rubble and features a quadrant design with square tooled gateposts and pyramidal coping, along with a replacement timber gate.