Little Innisvath And Attached Stable

Little Innisvath is a farmhouse with an attached stable, now a house, dating to the late 17th century, with the stable added in the 18th century. Further additions and alterations were made in the mid-19th century and late 20th century. The farmhouse is constructed of painted granite rubble with a slate roof, ridge tiles, and gable ends. Brick gable end stacks are present.

The original layout was of two rooms, with a direct entrance into the room to the left, containing a straight staircase between the two rooms. Each room was of equal size and heated by a gable end stack. In the mid-19th century, a one-room plan addition of two storeys was built to the rear, mirroring the main range’s gable ends. A rear entrance was originally provided, but later in the 19th century, a porch was built, and the house was re-oriented, with the back becoming the front.

The attached stable to the left has an entrance to the rear and a loft at the upper level. The front of the house has a central stone porch with a monolith pier to the right and a pitched slate roof, a four-panelled door, and two four-pane sash windows with slate sills and drip moulds. A straight joint marks the boundary with the left-hand stable, which features a single light window on the ground floor and a loading door on the upper level with a two-pane window inserted, along with a buttress to the left. A single-storey lean-to is attached to the stable, incorporating a privy. An external stack is positioned on the right side of the house.

The rear two-storey addition has a single-light casement window at ground and first floor. A small gabled porch with a four-centred arched opening and a door with strap hinges is also present. The stable to the right is built around the gable end of the house, enclosing the external stack. A ground floor window and an irregular flight of stone steps lead to an upper loading door with a raking roof above the eaves. A plain door and buttress are found on the right side. A single-storey, open-fronted cartshed is attached to the right end.

Inside, the room to the left on the ground floor contains an 18th-century spice cupboard in the end wall. Both ground floor rooms have 19th-century ceiling beams. The room to the left on the first floor has plain panelling dividing it from the stairwell.