Listed buildings in Nicholforest

Nicholforest is a civil parish in the Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. It contains seven listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish is almost entirely rural, and the listed buildings consist of a country house that originated as a tower house, an outbuilding associated with it, a farmhouse and a barn, a milestone, a church, and a monument.

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Name and location	Photograph	Date	Notes	Grade
Stonegarthside Hall 55°07′42″N 2°48′59″W / 55.12834°N 2.81641°W / 55.12834; -2.81641 (Stonegarthside Hall)		Late 13th century	Originally a pulvinated frieze, a moulded cornice, and a battlemented parapet with ball finials at the ends. The windows in the wings are sashes.[2][3]	II*
Old Hall Farmhouse 55°06′10″N 2°51′42″W / 55.10285°N 2.86162°W / 55.10285; -2.86162 (Old Hall Farmhouse)	—	Late 17th century	The farmhouse was extended in the early 19th century. It is in sandstone and has a Welsh slate roof. There are two storeys and three bays, with a two-bay extension. On the front is a gabled porch, and 19th-century windows replace the original mullioned windows. There is also a fire window and a similar blocked window above.[4]	II
Barn, Old Hall Farm 55°06′10″N 2°51′42″W / 55.10269°N 2.86162°W / 55.10269; -2.86162 (Barn, Old Hall Farm)	—	Late 18th century	The barn is in sandstone with a Welsh slate roof, and is in a single storey. It contains a large cart entrance, and ventilation slits in two levels.[5]	II
Milestone 55°03′47″N 2°54′28″W / 55.06318°N 2.90780°W / 55.06318; -2.90780 (Milestone)	—	Early 19th century	The milestone was provided for the Carlisle. On the top is a bench mark.[6]	II
Outbuilding, Stonegarthside Hall 55°07′40″N 2°49′00″W / 55.12789°N 2.81675°W / 55.12789; -2.81675 (Outbuilding, Stonegarthside Hall)		Early 19th century	Originally a barn, it is in calciferous sandstone with a Welsh slate roof. The building has a single storey with a loft, and an arcade of eight bays. At the rear is a square-headed cart entrance.[7][8]	II
St Nicholas' Church 55°05′35″N 2°51′21″W / 55.09295°N 2.85575°W / 55.09295; -2.85575 (St Nicholas' Church)		1866–67	The church, designed by Alexander Graham, is in bellcote with a slated spirelet.[9][10]	II
Monument 55°05′59″N 2°48′06″W / 55.09974°N 2.80175°W / 55.09974; -2.80175 (Monument)	—	1891	The monument is inscribed and commemorates William Forster, a gamekeeper who was shot by a poacher. It has a stepped plinth in calciferous sandstone, a shaft in polished Dalbeattie granite, and a tall tapering column in calciferous sandstone. Around it is a low wall with cast iron speared railings.[11]

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