Hillhouse, Skelwick, Westray

Mid-later 19th century. Single storey, linear range; 3-bay cottage; threshing barn with early-earlier 20th century wind-engine piers; byres. Flagstone rubble walls; some harling remains to cottage.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: L-plan byre attached to rear of cottage to W; 2 central doors; door to right directly behind cottage. Later lean-to shed to far W; double doors. Cottage to right; window to left; 20th century concrete porch, door in right return. 2 windows to right. Stone base for metal sheet water tank between windows. Threshing barn to E; door to left; wind-engine piers advanced to right of door; attached to barn wall. Middle flagstone bridging piece between piers, shaft support and lower bevel gears remain. Shed/byre to far E; door to left.

E ELEVATION: central window to byre/shed.

N ELEVATION: partially seen, 2000. Window to rear of threshing barn; remains of lean-to to right. Cottage to W with lean-to to right. Plain elevation to W byre.

W ELEVATION: window to left in cottage; plain gable wall to byre and lean-to shed.

Varied fenestration to cottage including 4-pane timber sash and case window. Replacement timber boarded doors throughout. Pitched roofs; crude crowsteps to W byre W gable. Underseamed flagstone roof with aisins to all except corrugated iron sheeting to E byre/shed. Glazing panes set within large roof flags to all roofs. 2 coped gable end stacks to cottage and 1 central ridge stack. 1 circular clay can remaining.

INTERIORS: not seen, 2000.