The Crow'S Nest

The Crow's Nest is a house that has been converted into an inn. It dates from the mid-17th century, with alterations and additions made in the 19th and 20th centuries. The building is constructed from rendered stone rubble, with some areas slate-hung, and features a slate roof with ridge tiles and gable ends. The gable end stack on the right has been removed, while the left side retains a gable end stack with a cornice and shaped top.

The layout consists of a two-room plan, with a central entrance leading to a passage. The partition walls on the ground floor have been removed. The parlour, located on the left, is heated by the gable end stack, while the kitchen on the right is also heated by a gable end stack that includes an oven. There is a rear outshut on the right, which has been built in two sections, one of which has a stack.

The exterior is two storeys high and features an asymmetrical five-window front. On the ground floor, there is a central 20th-century gabled porch with an inner doorway made of granite, which has a rounded, chamfered head and a 20th-century door. To the right of the porch is a two-light 20th-century casement window, while to the left are two 19th-century 16-pane sash windows. The first floor has two similar 16-pane sashes to the left, with two 20th-century lights above the porch and to the right, and a 16-pane sash at the right end, which is blind. The left end is slate-hung at the upper level and has an external stack. At the rear, there is a central single-storey outshut with a stack to the side, and what appears to be a rear lateral stack behind the outshut. There is also a second, lower outshut to the left with a corrugated asbestos roof.

Inside, the ground floor parlour features a fireplace with rubble jambs and a roughly chamfered timber lintel. The ceiling joists are from the 19th century. The kitchen has a fireplace with a plain flat granite lintel and jambs, and a blocked granite oven at the rear. There are stone shelves to the side. The roof space is not fully accessible, but the feet of the principal rafters are visible at the first floor, all boxed except for one, which is chamfered.