Heathfield House — GORTATOOR

Detached five-bay two-storey farmhouse with dormer attic, extant 1775, on a cruciform plan originally five-bay two-storey on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay two-storey breakfront "tower" on a square plan; shell of single-bay (single-bay deep) two-storey central return (north). Occupied, 1901. Vacant, 1911. "Seized", 1922. Damaged, 1923. Sold, 1927. Derelict, 1976. In ruins, 2010. Reroofed, 2011. Now disused. Replacement pitched slate roof centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof abutting flat roof behind parapet ("tower"), clay or terracotta ridge tiles, rendered coping to gables with rendered chimney stacks to apexes having chevron- or saw tooth-detailed red brick capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots, and uPVC rainwater goods on rendered cut-limestone eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Lime rendered or roughcast battered walls on slate-covered plinth; lichen-spotted coursed or snecked limestone walls ("tower") with lichen-spotted cut-limestone stringcourse supporting battlemented parapet having lichen-spotted cut-limestone chamfered coping; slate hung surface finish to rear (north) elevation. Square-headed window openings ("tower") with cut-limestone sills, and lichen-spotted limestone ashlar voussoirs (ground floor) or cut-limestone lintels (first floor) framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings including limestone ashlar voussoirs framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns. Round-headed central window opening (north) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings including limestone ashlar voussoirs framing six-over-six timber sash window without horns. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set in unkempt grounds with repointed piers to perimeter having shallow pyramidal capping supporting wrought iron-detailed flat iron "farm gate".