Prospect Cottage

Prospect Cottage is a small house with origins dating back to the 17th century or earlier, featuring later alterations. The ground storey is constructed of slate rubble, while the first storey is roughcast, likely made of cob and rubble. The roof is covered with asbestos tiles and has gable ends. There are gable end and front lateral stacks with later brick shafts.

The layout consists of a two-room plan with a central cross or through passage and a central porch at the front. The larger room is located at the lower left end and is heated by a lateral stack at the front, while the smaller room on the right has a gable end stack. The central passage has been blocked by a later partition, and a staircase has been added in the rear right corner of the left room. At the lower left end, there appears to be a later extension, which may indicate that the house was originally designed as a three-room plan. Both sections of the house have had their roofs raised.

The exterior is two storeys high with an asymmetrical three-window front facing the road. The windows are late 19th century or 20th century two-light casements with glazing bars, and the first-floor casements have been fitted with overlights, likely when the eaves were raised. The doorway is positioned to the right of centre and features a large open-fronted porch made of slate rubble, topped with a slate lean-to roof and stone seats on the side walls inside. The left side of the porch likely contains the oven from the lateral stack. At the lower left end, there is a lower two-storey range with steps leading up to a large porch at the front and a small casement window above.

The rear elevation was not inspected. The interior was not accessible during the survey in 1988, but the lower left room of the original house contains one chamfered cross-beam and another chamfered half beam in the left end wall, although their stops were not seen.