North Truas Farmhouse

Farmhouse, dating from around the early 20th century. Constructed of slate stone rubble and quartz, it has a rag slate roof with sprocketted eaves and gable ends. The front wing on the right has a gable, with the roof sweeping down over an integral outshot to the front left. Stone rubble gable end stacks are located on the left and in the front wing on the right. The overall plan is ‘L’ shaped, comprising a double-depth range and a single-room front wing, with the entrance situated in the angle between. A service outshot extends along the left side and across the front, accommodating an entrance porch to the right. The reception room at the rear left is heated by a gable end stack and features a three-light casement window on the rear elevation. The right-hand room and the room within the front wing are likely both heated by a back-to-back fireplace served by an axial stack. The building is in a Vernacular Revival style. The front elevation faces a sheltered courtyard with an outbuilding to the east on the right and a second farmhouse to the south-east on the left. The roof slopes down over the single-storey outshot on the left and incorporates a gable end to the two-storey front wing on the right. An outshot has a one-light casement, and a segmental dressed stone arch above the door centrally located on the elevation. A shallow full dormer provides light to the first floor. The gable end of the front wing has a three-light casement for the first-floor chamber. The rear, west-facing elevation has an almost symmetrical three-window front with glazing bars to the casements. Two three-light casements, with dressed stone flat arches, illuminate the reception rooms, while a small central one-light casement lights the stairwell. The first floor has two three-light half dormers with raking roofs flanking a central two-light casement. The interior was not fully inspected. It forms part of an interesting grouping with a contemporary farmhouse to the south-east, and contemporary outbuildings to the front right, likely built by the same architect. These buildings face inwards onto a grassed courtyard. An earlier, disused farmhouse is located to the south-west.