Carhoo House — CARHOO LOWER

Detached five-bay three-storey house, built c.1750, having pedimented central bay to front (south) elevation, two-storey extension to rear (north), and recent front porch addition. Pitched slate roofs having rendered chimneystacks and gable copings with cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls having blind oculus pediment gable, with exposed stone and brick walls to ground floor. Diminishing square-headed window openings with render sills having three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows to second floor, six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to first and ground floor. Tripartite Diocletian window opening with render sill to second floor of breakfront, having central three-over-three pane timber sliding sash window with flanking two-pane pivoting sidelights. Venetian window with render sill to first floor of breakfront having central six-over-three pane timber sliding sash window with tracery overlight to upper sash flanked by two-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed window openings with stone sills to ground floor of breakfront having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening having timber panelled door with diamond timber tracery overlight, approached by flight of limestone steps. Square-profile rendered gate piers and rendered enclosing walls with limestone capping stones and wrought-iron gates to site.