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SD68NE DENTDALE
162-1/10/131 (North side)
14/06/84 Rash House
(Formerly Listed as:
DENTDALE
Rash, barn adjoining to east, barn
to west and barn to south-west)

GV II

Farmhouse, now house. Probably mid C18; altered. White-washed
roughly-coursed rubble with quoins, slate roof. Double-depth
plan, plus a short set-back service wing to the right (now
ruinous).
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and attic, 2 windows, almost symmetrical;
with a continuous stone slate drip-course over the ground
floor. The ground floor has a square-headed doorway offset
slightly right of centre, with C18 fielded panel door, the top
panels shouldered, protected by a small gabled porch made with
monolith stone slab sides (now bowed outwards) and stone slate
roof, flanked by square 2-light casements; the 1st floor has
2-light casements with glazing bars in matching openings
vertically aligned with those below. Gable chimneys. Former
2-storey service wing, now partly collapsed and lacking upper
floor, has stone shelving of former dairy.
INTERIOR: housepart to right has doors with fielded panelling,
parlour to left has built-in cupboard with matching double
doors; doglegged staircase with closed string, rectangular
newels, short turned balusters to the upper flight; coupled
chamber doorways with fielded panel doors; roof of 2 large
pegged collar trusses with raked struts, the principals
apparently re-used cruck blades. Forms group with barn to
south (qv).

Listing NGR: SD6618489935