Carkeet Farmhouse

Carkeet Farmhouse is a substantial farmhouse dating to 1846, marked by the initials "M & ND" on the front. Constructed of granite rubble, partially slate-hung, it stands as a good example of a planned mid-19th century farmhouse reflecting the colonization of Bodmin Moor. The roof is slate, with lead ridge coping and gable ends, complemented by gable end stacks with rubble shafts and slate cornices. The design is double depth, featuring a central entrance through a granite portico leading to a passage. The principal rooms are located to the front left and right, each warmed by a gable end stack. These rooms are flanked by shallower service rooms at the rear, including a kitchen to the left and an unheated dairy to the right.

Attached to the rear left is a single-story scullery/wash house with a gable end stack, and to the left side is an integral outshut. A screen wall, approximately 3 meters high and 5 meters long, is attached to the left side, separating the front garden from the farmyard behind, with a plain door and granite lintel. A single-story privy is attached to the end of the screen wall. The right side features a single-story open-fronted cart shed, spanning the entire length and supported by four granite monolith piers, with a roof of slate and corrugated iron.

The front facade is symmetrical with three windows, slate-hung from ground floor cill level. The first floor has 16-pane sashes, with a granite datestone between the two windows on the right. The ground floor has a central granite portico with a plain cornice, blocking course, and a half-glazed door. A 16-pane sash is positioned to the right, and a wider 24-pane sash to the left. The rear elevation includes a central gabled porch, a 2-light casement window to the dairy on the left, an 16-pane sash window in the kitchen on the right, and a 12-pane sash stair light. The attached scullery/wash house has a wide opening on the inner side, providing access to the outshut's rear door. The interior was not inspected.

The front garden is enclosed and includes a monkey-puzzle tree. To the rear, the fields are enclosed by rubble walls illustrating the period of reclamation of the moor and indicating a hierarchical arrangement of rooms, with the front left room originally designed as the larger and better appointed room with its wider sash window.