Millhill Steading And Horsemill

Large steading of different periods, comprising circa late 18th century U-plan court to S (with later 1st floor), circa early 19th century L-plan wings to N with later covered court and horse-mill (now ruinous) adjoining wheel chamber to W; circa late 19th century bays to E elevation. Rubble masonry, ashlar dressings, stugged and margined dressings with chamfered openings to earlier part, concrete walls and margined openings at late 19th century bays to E; mixture of slate, pantile and corrugated metal roofs. Boarded timber doors, timber louvred granary openings.

E ELEVATION: circa late 18th century range to left; later elliptically- headed cart-arch, pentice-roofed addition advanced to left, 3 circa late 19th century piend-roofed bays advanced to right with doors and cart-arch. 3 further bays at far right; gable at left with elliptically- headed cart-arch and hayloft door above, piend-roofed bay recessed at right with large cart-arch, circa early 19th century gable to far right with sliding door and window above.

N ELEVATION: ruinous.

W ELEVATION: ruinous horse-mill advanced to centre, adjoining earlier wheel chamber (wheel intact); blank bays to left, range to right with

6 granary openings.

S ELEVATION: gables advanced to left and right, blocked keystoned elliptical arches, round hayloft openings above, both gables heightened, gable to right widened; right return elevation of left gable has 6 segmental-headed cart arches, hayloft door and 5 granary openings; left return of right gable has later addition, various openings; recessed range to centre, various doors, 3 granary openings, 2 hayloft doors.

INTERIOR: cattle court fittings intact.