Kirkton Old House

This ancillary building dates back to 1750, with various additions from the 19th century and alterations from the late 19th century. It features a long, two-storey, five-bay house that was originally two separate houses, along with two single-storey, three-bay cottages attached to the east gable and a substantial lean-to outshot at the rear. The structure is built of random granite rubble with roughly squared quoins and sandstone window dressings, while the most easterly cottage has squared, coursed granite.

The earliest part of the two-storey house likely consists of the three bays on the right, which includes a central timber-boarded door and asymmetrical fenestration, with the left-hand bay being wider than the right. There is a later bipartite window to the right. The two bays on the left are probably slightly later and feature larger windows, along with a gabled timber-boarded porch on the right-hand bay. The three-bay cottage adjoining the east gable of the house has a central door that has been walled up. There is also a later 19th-century three-bay cottage to the east, which includes a timber-boarded porch, and a lean-to single-storey, two-bay cottage at the rear of the house.

The house predominantly has 12-pane glazing (with some 4-pane) in timber sash and case windows, while the cottages mainly feature 4-pane glazing. The building has coped ridge and gablehead stacks with octagonal yellow clay cans, plain timber bargeboards, and a Welsh slate roof with ridge tiles.

Inside the house, the interior has remained largely untouched since the early 20th century, featuring simple timber fixtures such as a window seat in the former kitchen and a built-in cupboard in the former sitting room. There are some timber panelled shutters and simple chimney pieces, along with a plain timber staircase. The ground floor has timber-boarded interior doors, while the upstairs features timber panelled doors.

The ancillary building is a single-storey L-plan steading that once contained a barn, stable, cart shed, and byre at the rear of the house. It is constructed of random granite rubble and has timber-boarded doors. The roof is covered with Welsh slate, featuring ridge tiles and roof lights.