Higher Hampt Farmhouse

Farmhouse. It likely dates to the late 16th century, with later additions and alterations. The farmhouse is constructed of roughly coursed slate-stone with granite quoins, with roughcast to the front elevation and mainly rendered to the rear. The roof is slate and asbestos sheet, having previously been thatched to the right and rear. The building follows a basic L-plan, with a range attached to the rear on the left side, and the lower southern end of the main range possibly originally serving agricultural purposes.

The main range is one storey and has an attic. It features a full-height lean-to projection to the left, containing a three-light casement window on the ground floor and another, likely housing the staircase, to the far left. Similar casement windows are present on each floor between this projection and the main range, with a further three-light casement window to the right of the right-hand projection, on the ground floor. There are two gabled eaves dormers above, one directly above the projection and a narrower one to the right, where it joins the former agricultural part. A 20th-century half-glazed door is positioned between these features. The former agricultural part has a lean-to attached, with three-door pigsties projecting at right angles. The main range has a prominent integral end stack with chamfered dripstones on the left side, and a prominent integral lateral stack constructed of granite blocks with a brown brick top, positioned at the angle with the rear range. The rear range has its own integral end stack topped with brick and a catslide outshut to the north side, alongside a lean-to in the angle with the main range.

Inside, the room to the left of the cross-passage has late 16th-century painted rectangular oak panelling, with larger panels dividing it from the room to the left. A four-panel door leads into the passage, while a two-panel door to the right of the fireplace provides access to a winder staircase; a plank door leads to the back kitchen. The room to the left features later, 17th-century panelling. The kitchen contains roughly carved ceiling joists, some curiously dividing into a Y-shape at one end. The lower end, to the right of the passage, is only accessible from the outside and has a large fireplace with voussoirs to a segmental arch (the stack above the ridge has been demolished); stop-chamfered spine beams are also present. The roof structure of the tower end is 20th century, and the roof timbers of the main house were reportedly totally replaced in 1977.