Ivydene

Ivydene is a house dating from the late 16th or early 17th century, with extensions added in the 18th and/or 19th centuries, and a substantial restoration in the late 20th century. The construction is primarily rendered stone rubble with a slate roof, hipped at the left end and half-hipped at the right end. The house originally comprised a two-room plan with a central passage. The left-hand room, the larger of the two downstairs rooms, was originally heated by a stack in the end wall and subsequently had its axial stack partition removed. The right-hand room originally had an axial stack in its lower end backing onto the passage, which was later dismantled. There is a possibility of a third, inner room at the right-hand end, indicated by a non-solid end wall, although the ground level at that end is significantly higher.

In the 18th or 19th century, the house underwent extensive restoration involving the removal of the partition on the lower side of the passage and the dismantling of the axial stack. The rear passage doorway was blocked, and a stone staircase was inserted at the back of the right-hand room. The rear outshuts were also modernized.

The north front presents an asymmetrical appearance with four windows. All windows are late 20th century, 2-light casements with glazing bars and slate sills. Doorways are situated to the left of centre and at the right-hand end of the front, both featuring late 20th-century doors. The doorway to the left of centre has a late 20th-century open porch with a slate hipped roof. The east end has a late 20th-century 2-light casement on each floor with glazing bars. The 18th or 19th century outshuts at the rear have been extensively altered.

Inside, the lower left-hand room's fireplace contains a large slate-on-edge lintel with a slight chamfer and a curved back. The ceiling beams have been replaced. The original partition on the lower left-hand side of the passage was removed, and the axial stack formerly heating the right-hand room was dismantled. A new stone staircase has been built at the back of the right-hand room. The roof retains one early principal in a truss over the higher right-hand end, showing a mortice for a threaded purlin, while the remainder of the roof structure has been replaced.