Garth Farm, North Breck

Mid 19th century. Single storey, 3-bay symmetrical L-plan small farm steading with 3-bay byre and lean-to shelter forming short arm of L; detached 2-bay byre/barn parallel to rear, (N). Steading built on ground falling to E. Harledfarmhouse; rubble outbuildings.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: deep-set boarded door with blocked letterbox fanlight in bay to centre. Boarded window in each bay flanking.

E AND W (SIDE) ELEVATIONS: small window, offset to S, to each wall; gablehead stack above.

N (REAR) ELEVATION: small window, set high, in bay to centre. Pitched byre projecting N from bay to outer right: W ELEVATION: boarded door to centre with small window in each bay flanking; lean-to shelter to outer right.

Boarded, 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Main block: grey slate; stone ridge; concrete skews; harled corniced gablehead stacks. Collapsed Caithness flagstones to projection; turf over Caithness slates to shelter.

INTERIOR: not seen, 1997.

ANCILLARY STRUCTURE: single storey, 2-bay, rectangular-plan barn/byre with lean-to entrance to outer right (S). Boarded doors in each bay and to outer right. Centred boarded door to rear (N) elevation. Turf over Caithness slabbed roof.

GARDEN WALLS: rubble wall (largely collapsed) enclosing rectangular-plan garden to front (S) of main house.