Burncoose House

Burncoose House is a country house dating from the early 19th century, with extensions and remodels occurring in the early to mid-19th century. It features granite ashlar and freestone ashlar construction, with rubble service wings. The house has dry Delabole hipped slate roofs with projecting eaves, except for the gable end of the original part on the east, which has a rendered brick chimney over an external breast. A main rendered brick chimney is located over the middle of the axial wall of the west, principal wing.

Originally, the house likely had a two-room central stair plan with a rear service wing forming an L-shaped plan. The west room of the house has been wholly or partly demolished and replaced with a square double-depth block that partly projects to the front (south) and is one room wide, with an entrance hall to the right. A later 19th-century service wing has been added to the rear middle, which is adjoining and parallel to the earlier wing. Further service areas to the north have since been demolished.

The house is two storeys high and has a south front with three and two windows. The earlier granite ashlar front, which is set back to the right, likely originated as a symmetrical five-window front with a central doorway. The later part, which projects forward by one bay, features a doorway on the right with a simple Tuscan stone doorcase, plain pilasters, and a simple entablature, leading to a pair of panelled doors. The windows to the left of the doorway are grouped slightly closer together. The ground floor windows on the south front are two-pane sashes, while the first-floor windows include original 12-pane hornless sashes on the left and 16-pane sashes on the right, all with internal shutters.

A fine early 20th-century conservatory with a canted end is attached to the west side wall, featuring a roof with a lantern ventilator and a crested ridge. Many sashes are present in the rear wings. The interior has not been inspected but may contain original doors, plaster ceilings, and high-quality stairs, judging by the quality of the exterior.