Ruins of House of Fordel and outbuildings, Easter Fordel

Original nucleus late 16th/early 17th century, small

rectangular tower house with circular stair tower at NW

angle cut down to 2-storey, presumably shortly after

1784; pinned rubble, red sandstone dressings, windows

have red sandstone dressings grooved for glass with broad

chamfers; main entrance in re-entrant angle of stair

tower roll-moulded, partly robbed of dressings: 1st floor

room has good moulded chimney piece at S. gable. Two-storey

SW wing addition forming L-plan 17th century, much ruined

but with remains of moulded ingleneuk (?-latterly

chimneyless with lean-to roof) with aumbry; ruined

outbuildings (formerly low single-storey pantiled) running

N. from N. gable, not much more than foundations, 2 more

ruined detached outbuildings to NW and SW, the latter

linked to the W. gable of the house by a ruined wall;

further single storey outbuilding (subsequently raised to

provide loft) on higher ground on E. wall N gable and short

return of W. wall survive.