High Orchard

High Orchard is a two-storey, four-bay dwelling dating from 1833, as evidenced by the skewputts. To the right is a single-storey, lofted former barn extension. A low boundary wall runs along the road, featuring looped iron railings set between square piers. The front door is centrally located on the left, and another door is situated on the right, featuring the initials 'DC' impressed into the lintel. There are four evenly spaced windows on the first floor. The windows have raised ashlar margins, as do the corners, eaves course, and moulded cornice. The walls are constructed from whinstone rubble with droved sandstone tabs, though the pointing was replaced in the late 20th century.

The rear (northwest) elevation has four bays plus a single-storey barn extending from the far left. Semicircular stair towers are positioned on the far left and centrally to the right, the latter containing a door on the ground floor and a small window above. The rear elevation was harled in the 20th century with painted margins.

UPVC windows now replace the original timber sash and case windows, which were originally 12-pane. The roof is covered with grey slates, featuring stone skews, a stone ridge, and corniced ashlar end and ridge stacks with replacement cans.

The interior was not inspected in 2003.

High Orchard was once part of a group of agricultural buildings known as Highgate. It is a relatively small dwelling, likely occupied by tenant farmers. Historical records from 1820-22 link landowners Robert Biggart, Mrs Boyd, and Mrs Calderwood with Highgate. It is possible a member of the Calderwood family with the initials DC built the house. The house seems to have been constructed as two dwellings of equal size, potentially for two generations of the same family. An original outbuilding remains at the rear. The property is marked as Highgate on the first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1858.