Smithy, Ellemhaugh

Late 18th to early 19th century; possibly George Fortune, architect, Duns, raised to include attic and altered 1899. Symmetrical single storey with attic, 3-bay house with bowed stair tower centred at rear; single storey, 4-bay ancillary structure (former hen house, byre and stable) adjoined to left; single storey, 2-bay wing (former smithy) beyond. Harl-pointed rubble (predominantly sandstone) to house; some rendered pointing at upper floor; droved and stugged sandstone dressings; harled elevation to E. Rubble quoins at ground; sandstone margins; tooled long and short sandstone surrounds to stair opening; sandstone mullions to bipartites; projecting cills. Harl pointed rubble to adjoining ancillary structure and smithy.

S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION, HOUSE: timber panelled door centred at ground; sandstone panel above embossed "A.S I.F.L 1899". Bipartite windows at ground in flanking bays; gabled bipartite windows breaking eaves above.

N (REAR) ELEVATION: large window in bowed stair tower projecting at centre; slightly recessed lean-to projections in flanking bays with single windows in each. E (SIDE) ELEVATION: single window at upper stage off-set to right of centre. Remains of plate glass and 4-pane upper, plate glass lower timber sash and case windows (glazing missing); small rooflights. Graded grey slate roof; timber bargeboards; brick built apex stacks; cans missing. INTERIOR: not seen 1997.

S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION, ANCILLARY STRUCTURE AND SMITHY: 4 bay block comprising single window opening in bay to outer left; boarded timber doors in remaining bays to right. Adjoining smithy with small window opening in bay to right (timber lintel); door opening in bay to outer left. N (REAR) ELEVATION: ancillary structure with large opening off-set to left of centre; large opening centred in smithy adjoined to outer right. Glazing missing throughout. Grey slate roofs (missing in part); stone skews; some cast-iron rainwater goods. INTERIOR: no remains of forge; concrete stalls in byre.