Ankerdine Farmhouse

Ankerdine Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the 15th century, with a 16th-century cross-wing, 17th-century rebuilding, and extensive repairs and alterations in the 20th century. The structure is part timber-frame with brick infill and part brick, topped with a tiled roof. It features a four-bay cruck hall house, of which two lower bays remain, containing a central hearth with a rubble base and a bread oven, along with a cross-passage leading to the lower bay. A two-bay cross-wing was added to the south end in the 16th century and rebuilt in the 20th century, featuring a large external stack on the east gable. The two original upper bays of the hall house were rebuilt in the 17th century, and an additional two-bay wing was added to the east elevation of the two original lower bays. The building is partly two storeys and partly single storey with an attic that includes dormers. The fenestration is irregular, with casement windows throughout, gabled dormers on the main range, and the lower wing. The west elevation has a first-floor window and a 19th-century panelled door to the upper bay of the main range. The east elevation features a plain timber door to the 17th-century part and upper cruck bay, along with two plain timber doors with cambered heads on the south elevation of the lower wing. The external stack of the cross-wing has three octagonal shafts with a combined cap. Inside, the two rebuilt upper bays of the original hall house include a 17th-century floor, a decoratively carved timber fireplace from the 17th century, and a 17th-century staircase with turned balusters and moulded treads. The cross-wing has a north wall-frame and two roof trusses that have been reconstructed to match the original design.