Higher Rosewarrick Farmhouse

Higher Rosewarrick Farmhouse is probably of mid-17th century origin, with an addition dating to the late 17th or early 18th century and a mid-19th century addition with some later alterations. It is constructed of painted granite rubble, with roughcast over cob at the rear. The roof is of rag slate with ridge tiles and gable ends. Gable end stacks are present, with a brick shaft to the left and a gable end stack, now in an axial position, to the right, featuring a rendered shaft.

The original plan was of a two-room layout with a cross passage, each room heated by a gable end stack. In the late 17th century, the front of the room to the right was extended forward, and a single-room addition was made to the right end. A further addition was built to the rear left in the mid-19th century, linked to the main house by a lean-to; this is a single-room plan, heated by a gable end stack and with a central entrance to the front. The exterior presents an asymmetrical three-window front. To the left is a 20th-century window at ground floor and a 20th-century two-light, six-pane casement above. A plank door with a glazed panel and pitched slate hood is set in the angle of the projecting bay to the right. This bay has a two-light 20th-century casement at ground floor and a single light above. A 20th-century lean-to is attached to the front right. The end room to the right has a single light at ground floor and a two-light, six-pane casement at first floor. The right end is blind, and the roof is half-hipped, with the upper level constructed of cob. A large external stack is situated at the left end. The rear elevation includes a four-pane light at ground floor to the left and a two-light casement at ground and first floor to the central room. The left side reveals the front of the 19th-century addition, which is two storeys with rendered stone rubble, a slate roof with ridge tiles, and a gable end stack with a brick shaft to the right. The symmetrical two-window front has two 20-pane sashes at first floor and a central brick porch with a four-panelled inner door and a 20th-century plate-glass window at ground floor. A 24-pane light is at ground floor on the left side. The rear elevation is blind and constructed of granite rubble.

The original two rooms have been combined into one. The room to the left retains roughly hewn beams. A 20th-century range has been inserted into the fireplace at the left end. The fireplace at the right end has a cambered timber lintel with rubble jambs, partly filled in with 20th-century materials. The room to the right is at a higher floor level. At first floor, the feet of the principal rafters are visible, likely dating from the 19th century, displaying saw-cut markings. The roof space is not accessible.