Horsemill, Bankhead Farm

Early 19th century core with additions in later 19th century and 20th century. Group of farm buildings forming irregular courtyard approached through narrow between buildings to E. N range with single storey and attic rectangular plan farmhouse flanked by former stable and byre to E and former dairy to W; 2-storey W range with rectangular plan threshing barn and footing of circular horse mill and further outbuildings to S; S range with 2-storey L-plan former mill at right angles to main courtyard, single storey former covered cattle court to E. Mainly dark snecked rubble sandstone, some buildings with buff sandstone dressings. Stable and byre harled with ashlar margins.

FARMHOUSE, STABLE, BYRE AND DAIRY: centrally positioned 3-bay farmhouse with central door to front (S) elevation, 2 canted dormers; single storey stable and byre to right with margined doors and windows, single storey dairy to left.

THRESHING BARN: 4 sections, the N section 2 bays, with the footing of horse mill to W, the other sections each 1 bay, stepping down to left. Irregular fenestration and door openings.

MILL, ENGINE HOUSE AND CATTLE COURT: L-plan mill with slightly advanced gable of mill to N; broad spanned covered cattle court to far left with pentice-roof addition advanced to right with gabled 2-leaf door projection rising through roof. S elevation with mill gable; long, slightly convex, rubble wall raised with brick sweeping to W range to left, cattle court set back behind boundary wall to right..

Traditional 4-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows with to farmhouse; some openings elsewhere with timber boarding. Ashlar-coped skews; some Scotch slate roofs and some Welsh slate. Corniced rubble gable stacks; some brick stacks. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Whin sett road and pavement between north and south ranges.

INTERIORS: whin sett floors to byre and stable; sawbench and circular saw adjoining engine house.

BOUNDARY WALLS: various rubble boundary walls to N and E with single sided copes.