Mains Of Mayen

Dated 1680. 2-storey, L-plan house with circular stair

turret in re-entrant angle; 3 builds circa 1600, 1680 and

mid-later 19th century. Harled, whinstone and granite

ashlar dressings, substantial boulder footings to earliest

portion of house at N. N-S rectangular block with main E

elevation comprises circa 1600 build at N and 1680 at S,

with simple doorway in E front under dated and inscribed

plaque. Mid-later 19th century 2-storey, 3-bay block at

right angles with projecting gabled porch in N face and

enlarged ground floor windows. Circular stair tower with

2 windows and diminutive gabletted wallhead dormers;

bellcast slated roof. Varied fenestration with small

gabletted dormers breaking wallhead in older portion, 1

dormer at E having gablet dated 1680. Substantial early

ridge stack in early block (probably circa 1600) with end

stacks, small ridge stack in mid-later 19th century wing;

slate roofs; crowstepped gables.

INTERIOR: simple interior; plank door with long blacksmith's

hinges in E elevation giving into room with hearth in cross

wall with roughly tooled granite facings and 2 mural

aumbries. Ground floor room at N with indication of former

internal mural stair; wheel stair in drum tower.