Fursdon Farmhouse

Fursdon Farmhouse, now divided into two houses, was likely built in the early to mid-17th century, with subsequent additions in the later 17th century and a rear wing added around the 19th century. Further alterations and division into two dwellings occurred in the 20th century. The farmhouse is constructed of painted slatestone rubble, with a slate roof featuring ridge tiles and gable ends. Notable stacks include a rear lateral hall stack, an axial stack serving the upper-end room, and a front lateral stack to the lower end.

The original layout comprised a three-room plan with a through passage. The lower end room, located to the left of the passage, appears to have been rebuilt around the 19th century, incorporating a front lateral stack. A hall bay was added to the front around the later 17th century, heated by a rear lateral stack. The inner room, to the right, features an axial stack backing onto the hall, and contains a stair tower to the rear. A small, unheated addition was built in the later 17th century to the front of the inner room, initially possibly as a bay but later used as a dairy. A two-story rear wing was added around the 19th century, extending behind the passage and partially enclosing the rear lateral hall stack, heated by a stack on its right side. The farmhouse is now divided, with the inner room to the right forming one dwelling and the remainder constituting the main house.

The asymmetrical front elevation presents two stories and a four-window range, with a projecting hall bay to the left and a projecting bay to the front of the inner room to the right. The lower end to the left features a door with a glazed panel, a two-light casement above, and a front lateral stack. The wide gabled hall bay has a two-light casement on both the ground and first floors. To the right, the inner room possesses a half-glazed door with a pitched hood supported by a wooden pier, and a two-light casement above. A gabled bay projects to the right end, displaying a three-light casement at ground floor and a two-light casement at first floor. The left end is rendered, with a two-light casement on both floors. The right end is blind. The rear wing, behind the passage, is rendered with two-light casements on both floors. A single-story corrugated iron lean-to is situated in the angle between the wing and the lower end. The rear of the upper-end room features a ground-floor three-light casement, and a projecting stair tower includes a single light and a four-pane light, both with a pitched roof.

Inside the inspected upper-end room, the axial fireplace displays granite jambs that are chamfered with run-out stops, although the lintel is covered. The stair tower's stone newel stair is partially enclosed by wood. A wooden frame, also chamfered with run-out stops, frames the doorway to the stair tower. Both the inner room and the hall have ceiled roofs.