Rose Cottage

Rose Cottage is a cottage that possibly has origins in the 17th century, although some of its 17th-century features may have been reused. The right end of the cottage is later than the left end. It is constructed of whitewashed rendered cob and stone, with a thatched roof that has a plain ridge, hipped at the right end, and slated to the rear of the ridge. There is an axial stack with a brick shaft from the 19th or 20th century.

The plan of the cottage is a single depth two-room layout, with the larger heated service room on the left and a smaller unheated room on the right, which has a slightly higher roofline and is likely a later addition. The entrance is located at the front on the left. It is believed that Rose Cottage was once part of a single property with Hillbrook, which is adjacent on the left, but the exact relationship and early layout of the two buildings is no longer clear.

The exterior features two storeys and an asymmetrical three-window front with a plank front door to the left. The windows are small pane timber casements, probably from the 19th century, except for the right window on the first floor, which is an 18th-century three-light casement with square leaded panes. A section of dressed stone is exposed around the door jamb.

Inside, the left room has an open fireplace with very fine moulded 17th-century volcanic stone jambs that have cushion stops. There are no other 17th-century features, and the jambs may have been relocated. However, the presence of 17th-century features in the adjoining house, Hillbrook, suggests that Rose Cottage may have served as the parlour of a larger 17th-century house. The principal rafters in the roof appear to be straight.