Pilstone Farmhouse

Pilstone Farmhouse is a two-storey farmhouse built of stone with a roughcast three-bay front. The main roof features stone slates on the front and Roman tiles on the rear, while the cross range to the south has a pantiled roof. There are stone rectangular end chimney stacks, with the left one being rendered and possibly an addition, while the other is internal.

The front of the house has a central gabled porch with a cambered-arch entrance and a recessed plank door. Above the porch, there are two small square casement windows, and on either side are taller two-light casements under gabled dormers that have wave-pattern bargeboards and finials, similar to those on the porch. This decorative style is also seen in old photographs of the nearby Pilstone House. The ground floor windows are broader, later casements with a 2 + 2 pane configuration. The left gable end, which is cement-rendered, features a projecting chimney breast and similar casement windows.

At the rear, there is a cross-range with a lean-to half-glazed porch attached to the front end, which was likely a bakehouse, as indicated by the large chimney breast on the rear gable end. This section has a tripartite window with a 4 + 6 + 4 pane arrangement. The main part of the rear, which is whitewashed rubble, consists of a broader cross range that slopes down to a single storey on either side of a two-storey centre. The pointing is out of character, and there is some modern glazing. The hillside has been cut away, creating a narrow, stone-walled rear yard.

Inside, the farmhouse has undergone significant alterations, with the fireplaces and staircase all rebuilt. The cross-passage remains partially intact, leading to flanking rooms and an opened-out living area at the rear. There is a small amount of timber framing at the back of the house, but it is too damaged for clear interpretation. The upper floor was not inspected during the resurvey, but it is reported that an A-frame roof is likely to be present, as is typical for this type of house.