Whitehorns Farmhouse

Whitehorns Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the mid-17th century, with a 19th-century addition for stables. It underwent a thorough renovation around 1980, at which time the stables were converted for domestic use. The building is constructed of local stone and flint rubble, with stone rubble stacks topped with 19th and 20th-century brick, and features a thatched roof.

The farmhouse has a three-room plan facing southwest, built across a hillslope where the ground falls away from left to right at the front. The left room serves as a parlour with a gable-end stack, while a staircase is located between the parlour and the kitchen, which has an axial stack backing onto the right end room. This right end room was converted from the 19th-century stables around 1980, and there is a noticeable straight join in the front wall between the main house and the extension. Originally, the house had a two-room plan, and the chimney shaft in the parlour appears to be a later insertion, suggesting that this room may have previously functioned as a dairy or buttery, with the kitchen serving as the main living area.

The exterior features an irregular five-window front with casements dating from around 1980, which include glazing bars. The windows in the right end bay are part of the former stable section, with the first-floor window rising into the thatch above where a former hatch was blocked. The main front doorway is positioned to the right of centre in the original section and contains a 20th-century glazed door behind a contemporary porch. A second 20th-century door is located at the right end of the building. The roof is gable-ended.

Inside, both rooms of the 17th-century house exhibit deep chamfers with step stops. The parlour features a 20th-century grate, while the kitchen has a large 17th-century fireplace made of stone rubble, complete with a chamfered oak lintel and a cloam oven. Although the roof was not inspected, the straight principals visible below the first-floor ceiling indicate A-frame trusses, which are substantial enough to suggest a 17th-century origin.