Within Allanton's main street still stand a pair of splay-fronted lodges (Lydd Cottage and Westside Cottage), defining the entrance to the former Blackadder House, a magnificent classical house built in Palladian style around an earlier tower house.
Alongside Allanton's main street remain two splay-fronted cottages (Lydd Cottage and Westside Cottage), marking the entrance to the former Blackadder House, a grand classical mansion constructed in Palladian style around an earlier tower house.