Lower Trevivian Farmhouse

Farmhouse. It may date from the early 17th century. The farmhouse is constructed of stone rubble, with granite quoins. It has a slate roof with a hipped end on the left and a gable end on the right. A lower range extends to the right, also with a gable end. A granite axial stack is located to the left of centre on the main range. The original layout is uncertain, and the house may have been partially demolished. The earlier range likely comprised two rooms and a cross or through passage, with the ground sloping downwards to the right. The left-hand room is heated by the axial stack, which backs onto the higher left side of the passage. It appears the building originally continued to the right, with part of the earlier structure incorporated into the lower range on the right. Around the late 19th or early 20th century, a parallel range of two rooms was added to the rear. The front facade has a regular rhythm of three windows. There is a 19th-century one-light casement and a triple sash window to the left of a rendered 20th-century porch, with a 19th-century six-pane sash window to the right. Above are two 20th-century two-light casements and an early 19th-century hornless 20-pane sash window to the right. In the lower range to the right, a doorway and dressed granite quoins suggest the end of the main range. The interior is not accessible, and a detailed inspection might help clarify the building’s original plan.