Higher Yearlstone House

Higher Yearlstone House is a farmhouse that likely dates back to the 16th century, with remodels from the 17th century and early 20th century. The building is constructed of rendered probable cob with rubble extensions at the rear, and it features a dry slate roof with slightly projecting eaves. There is a 17th-century rubble lateral stack located at the rear right of the center, with a brick shaft added, as well as brick end stacks on the left and right and to the rear gable on the right.

The layout consists of a three-room plan, with a parlour on the left side of the passage, which includes a two-storey 17th-century porch. The hall is situated to the right of the passage and has a lateral stack, with an additional room to the right of the hall. There is a service wing at a right angle to the rear right, accompanied by an outshut on its left side. A slate-hung presumed stair projection is located at the rear towards the right, and there is an outshut behind the hall stack. A 20th-century lean-to conservatory is positioned to the right of the front.

The exterior is two storeys high and features a long six-window range. The front and right-hand return have early 20th-century oak mullioned windows, which are predominantly three-light windows, except for leaded French windows on the ground floor to the right of the porch and one two-light window to the left of the three-window range on the right-hand return. The porch has an early 19th-century Y-traceried window above a 17th-century doorway, which is framed with cyma-moulded oak that stops above moulded granite plinths. The inner doorway is also from the 17th century and has similar moulding. At the rear, there is a small 17th-century oak mullioned window in a shallow projection to the right of the central outshut, with later windows elsewhere.

The interior is noted for having a good staircase from around 1600, although it has not been inspected. Originally a "seat," Higher Yearlstone has functioned as a farmhouse since the 18th century but still retains some features indicative of its former significance.