Old Farmhouse 5 Metres To South East Of West Kellow Farmhouse

This is a longhouse, now unoccupied and used as a store, likely dating from the 16th century. It probably had a floor inserted into the hall and roof timbers replaced in the early 18th century, although it's possible it has always been floored and dates from the 17th century. It may represent a late example of its type. The construction consists of stone rubble walls with cob above ground floor level. The roof is covered with corrugated iron, featuring a higher gable end on the left and a lower hipped end on the right. Projecting stone rubble chimney stacks are present on the higher gable and the front lateral hall, though the front stack's origins are uncertain due to extensive overgrowth.

The interior layout includes a hall, inner room, through passage, and a shippon at the lower end. The hall is heated by a front lateral chimney stack, while the later inner parlour is warmed by an end stack. A stone rubble partition separates these rooms up to the first floor. The higher end of the through passage has a stone rubble wall up to the first floor level with a stud partition above. A stone rubble wall has been inserted to divide the passage from the shippon, which has a separate entrance on the front elevation. A later lean-to addition extends from the rear of the hall.

The building is two storeys high and has an asymmetrical front which is heavily overgrown. A wide hall window is located to the left of the hall chimney stack. A morticed doorframe is at the entrance to the through passage, and a further entrance is present for the shippon, with a projecting stone rubble wall between which may have been part of an earlier lean-to porch. Slit ventilation openings are visible in the shippon, and a rounded corner characterizes the front lower end.

Inside, the hall features slightly chamfered ceiling beams, while the ceiling beams in the inner room were replaced in the 20th century. The inner room contains a likely 18th-century china cupboard and a 19th-century chimney piece for an earlier fireplace. A stone rubble partition exists between the hall and inner room, with a slightly cambered, chamfered bressumer. The shippon floor may have been raised and covered in litter, obscuring any potential drain. Straight joints in the lower shippon wall may indicate rebuilding. The roof comprises six trusses above the hall and inner room, and four above the shippon. These date from the 18th century, with principals halved and lap-joined, pegged at the apex, and slight chambered collars lapped and pegged onto the face of the principal. West Kellow Farmhouse is a rare surviving example in Cornwall of this building type.