By the 1600s stone walls appear to have replaced most of the lower framing of the house, with the dwelling being converted to a stonewalled, storeyed, long-house plan. The central chimney backing onto the entrance passage drastically reduced the size of the hall area, & with the hall being further divided (vertically) at the domestic end of the house by the addition of an upper floor.

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As one entered the central passage of the building, to the left off the entrance were the domestic quarters & to the right the byre
It was during this rebuilding that the new wing was added, though strangely it was not fully aligned with the original building. This extension consists of a second hearth. (left)
Above this was a sleeping chamber faced to the east by the upper gable with its curious asymmetrical framing facing the hill & the drovers road.