Arniston Mains, Arniston House

Early 18th century with later additions and alterations. 2 storey, 3 bay rectangular plan farmhouse. Tooled random rubble with droved dressings. Long and short tooled quoins with droved margins.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: symmetrical; late 20th century gabled porch with purple grey slate roof, advanced to centre of ground; glazed timber door; single pane windows to left and right returns; concrete sills and lintels; windows to flanking bays; regular fenestration to 1st floor. Single storey, 2 bay 19th century addition to outer right; timber door to right; window to left; piended slate roof.

E ELEVATION: ground floor obscured by 2 bay 19th century addition; regular fenestration to each bay; 1st floor blank.

N ELEVATION: symmetrical, 3 bay; infilled doorway to centre of ground; single windows to flanking bays; window to centre of 1st floor; 19th century addition to outer left, partially obscured by 20th century tank. Lean to addition to outer right.

W ELEVATION: not seen 1997.

Predominantly 12 pane timber sash and case windows. Graded grey slate roof with lead ridge; ashlar skews. Droved coped ashlar gablehead stacks with circular cans; harled wallhead stack E of 19th century addition. Cast iron rainwater goods.

GATEPIERS AND BOUNDARY WALLS: droved, coped sandstone gatepiers with pyramidal caps; modern ironwork gates. Random rubble boundary walls with rubble coping.