Ruins of House of Fordel and outbuildings, Easter Fordel

The ruins of the House of Fordel and its outbuildings date back to the late 16th or early 17th century. Originally, it was a small rectangular tower house featuring a circular stair tower at the northwest angle, which was reduced to two stories, likely shortly after 1784. The structure is built of pinned rubble with red sandstone dressings. The windows have red sandstone dressings that are grooved for glass and feature broad chamfers. The main entrance is located in the re-entrant angle of the stair tower and is roll-moulded, although it has been partly robbed of its dressings. Inside, the first-floor room includes a well-crafted moulded chimney piece at the south gable.

There is a two-storey southwest wing addition that forms an L-plan, dating from the 17th century. This wing is much ruined but still shows remnants of a moulded ingleneuk, which was later chimneyless and had a lean-to roof, along with an aumbry. The site also includes ruined outbuildings that were formerly low and single-storey with pantiled roofs, running north from the north gable. These outbuildings are mostly reduced to their foundations. Additionally, there are two more ruined detached outbuildings located to the northwest and southwest, with the latter connected to the west gable of the house by a ruined wall. A further single-storey outbuilding, which was later raised to create a loft, survives on higher ground against the east wall of the north gable and the short return of the west wall.