Bradavin Farmhouse Including Lofted Outbuilding Adjoining To East

Bradavin Farmhouse is an early 16th-century farmhouse that was remodelled in the 17th century and again in the 19th century. It is constructed of rendered stone and cob, with a brick gable end; it has a slate roof, with the left gable end hipped to the front right wing. Notable features include axial rendered brick stacks, a tall lateral front hall stack heightened in brick, and two lateral stacks to the rear – one heating the lower end and featuring a tapered cap with offsets, the other serving the inner room with a brick shaft. Originally a 3-room and through-passage open hall house, the rear through-passage door has since been blocked. A slightly projecting stair turret is located to the rear of the hall.

In the 17th century, floors and a stack were inserted, and the interior was heavily remodelled again in the 19th century. A front right-hand wing of lofted outbuildings, possibly originally a cider millhouse, was added at this time, creating an overall L-shaped plan. The farmhouse has two storeys and a 5-window front. Windows include two 2-light casements with 6 panes per light to the left of the stack, above a 20th-century porch with a lean-to asbestos slate roof to the left of a 2-light casement with 8 panes per light. To the right of the stack are three 16-paned hornless sashes; below, two similar sashes are positioned on either side of the porch, which itself has a slate canopy. There is a semi-circular headed door surround with a 6-panelled door and fanlight. The front wing of the outbuildings contains a window to the left of a plank door on the inner face, and a 2-light casement with 6 panes per light to the front end. A tall loft plank door is located on the outer face. A gable-ended dairy outshut is attached to the rear left end of the main range.

The interior largely retains 19th-century joinery, including integral cupboards to the room to the right of the through-passage and a bench in the hall. A stone chimneypiece is said to be concealed in the hall fireplace. The roof structure was largely replaced in the 19th century with kingpost trusses, although one smoke-blackened 16th-century truss survives over the hall, featuring a mortised and tenoned cranked collar and originally trenched purlins and a ridge purlin. The change in first-floor levels suggests a possible phased insertion of floors in the 17th century.