Rose Cottage

Rose Cottage is a house that was originally a row of three cottages, dating from the mid to late 17th century. It was modernised in 1984. The building is constructed of plastered cob on rubble footings, with cob and volcanic stone stacks that have been partly rebuilt and topped with 19th-century brick. The roof is thatched with wheat reed.

Originally, it consisted of three one-room cottages and is two storeys tall. There is a cob and brick stack with a stone base that projects from the left (east) gable. A framed partition divides the eastern and central cottages. There is a large axial stack with fireplaces on both sides between the central and western cottages. The roof is hipped to the west (right side of the front).

The front of the building has an irregular three-window arrangement facing the road. There were originally doors for each ground floor room, but the outer pair were blocked and replaced with windows in 1984. There are also two small windows between the central and right doors. The interior was modernised in 1984, but it features a chamfered cross beam with scroll stops in the middle room and remnants of three volcanic stone fireplaces with side ovens. The original roof remains intact, and while the central first floor window is blocked, an early frame is exposed internally. This building is a rare survival of early one-room cottages.