Higher Whitstone

Higher Whitstone is a former farmhouse, now used for farm storage, with an attached cider-mill house. The farmhouse likely dates from the late 17th century and was refashioned in the 19th century when the cider-mill house was added. It is constructed of rendered stone rubble and cob, topped with a corrugated iron roof featuring gable ends. The building has demolished shafts for the front lateral hall stack and the left and right gable end stacks.

The farmhouse has a two-room and cross-passage plan, with the hall located to the right. A straight-run staircase is positioned in the rear left-hand corner, and there is a two-storey outshut at the back. The left-hand room is divided axially, with a parlour at the front and two smaller service rooms at the rear. The attached cider-mill house is at the left end and has two storeys with a three-window range. The windows include a three-light casement with three panes per light at the left end, above a two-light casement with eight panes per light. There is also a two-light casement with three panes per light above a 19th-century plank door leading to the cross-passage. Single light windows are present on each floor at the right end, with six panes in the upper storey and eight panes on the ground floor. The cider mill-house features a wide plank door flanked by window openings, with a single light to the left and two lights to the right, both having timber boarded internal shutters.

Inside, the hall boasts an unusual panelled ceiling with deeply chamfered cross beams and axial beams that create four panels. An additional half-beam is set about one metre back from the fireplace, which has a 19th-century fireplace surround. The 19th-century straight-run staircase and joinery remain intact throughout. Although the roof space is not accessible, the exposed roof trusses are likely from the 18th or early 19th century, featuring straight principals and side-pegged lapped collars.