Higher Bephillick And Barn Adjoining On Right

The Higher Bephillick farmhouse and adjoining barn, now a private house, dates from around the late 16th century, with significant alterations and additions through the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, and a refurbishment in the 1980s. The building is constructed of stone rubble and cob, with rendering on the front elevation, and has an asbestos slate roof with gable ends, along with a projecting wing to the front featuring a hipped end. A projecting chimney stack of stone rubble with a brick shaft is located on the left-hand lower gable end.

The original plan was likely a three-room layout with a through passage, possibly incorporating an open hall – evidence of potential smoke-blackening on roof timbers, now stored in the garden, suggests this. A rear lateral hall stack was likely inserted in the early 17th century, later joined by a front stack in the 18th century. An additional single-room projecting wing, with a projecting chimney breast and an early to mid-19th century staircase, was added in the late 18th century. Further remodelling in the early 19th century saw the hall divided, with an outshut added to the rear. A projecting wing, located in the angle of the main range, was removed in the 1980s, and a new entrance door inserted into the projecting wing on the front.

The front facade is asymmetrical, featuring five windows across two storeys. Ground floor windows include C20 casements, an original window in a former doorway, and C19 2-light and 3-light casements with glazing bars. The first floor has three C19 2-light casements with glazing bars. The rear elevation has a truncated projecting lateral stack with set-offs and a chamfered lintel over a window within the chimney projection, along with casements with glazing bars. A single-story stone rubble outshut with a rag slate roof is also present.

Adjoining the right-hand gable end is a barn of stone rubble and cob with a blocked access to the house. Interior alterations are extensive. A slight chamfer is visible on the ceiling beams at the lower end. A renewed lintel sits above a fireplace containing a large clay-lined clom oven at the lower end. A C19 staircase is also present, while roof timbers were replaced in the 1980s. Retained timbers in the garden exhibit morticed principals with curved feet and cambered collars with chamfers.