Carvinack Farmhouse

Farmhouse, dating from around the mid-18th century. It is constructed of painted rubble and cob walls, with slatehanging on the front first floor. The roof is covered in asbestos slates, which sweep down towards the rear. Additional scantle slate lean-tos extend from the side walls, alongside a gable-ended building attached to the rear (northeast). There are brick chimneys on the side walls; the left-hand one has two flues, and the right-hand one is rendered and has four flues. The original layout includes two rooms of equal size at the front, separated by a passage leading to a stairwell and pantry behind the left-hand room, and a kitchen behind the right-hand room. Lean-tos are located at the left and right side walls, and a two-storey barn is situated to the rear of the left-hand lean-to.

The south front is symmetrical, featuring three windows. The central doorway has a four-panel door, later fitted with a top transom and three panes above. A shallow, open-fronted gabled porch, lacking its original roof, stands before the entrance. Circa early 19th century granite buttresses with dressed granite copings are found on the extreme left and right. The window openings retain original three-light casements with eight panes per light, showcasing thick internally ovolo-moulded glazing bars. A lean-to on the left side has two latticed wooden ventilators. The rear elevation has a doorway slightly left of the center and a mid-floor stair window with a 20th-century replacement. Otherwise, original casements remain, with wide three-light casements at ground and first floors to the left, featuring wider nine-paned centre lights and eight-paned sidelights. A circa late 19th century two-light casement replaces a ground floor window on the right, and a probable original twelve-pane two-light casement is on the first floor to the right.

The interior, partially inspected, remains largely unaltered, with much of the original carpentry and joinery preserved, including two-panel doors, window shutters, and an original open-well L-shaped staircase. The stair features a closed moulded string, column-turned balusters, and a moulded handrail, with a landing over square newel posts. This farmhouse is a good example of a small 18th century dwelling, retaining a double-depth plan, integral rear service rooms, and a stairwell. It is also notable for the retention of numerous original windows.