Ash Barton

Ash Barton is a farmhouse that dates from the early 17th century or possibly earlier, though later modernisations have obscured many of its early features. There is a 19th-century addition to the structure. The building is constructed of plastered rubble and cob walls, topped with an asbestos slate roof that is gabled at the right end and half-hipped at the left. It has two brick stacks, one axial and offset from the ridge, and one at the right gable end.

The farmhouse has a three-room-and-through-passage plan, with the lower end located to the right. The hall stack backs onto the passage, while the lower room features a gable-end fireplace, and the inner room is unheated. A large 19th-century rear wing, which is two rooms wide, includes a kitchen on the right and dairy and service rooms on the left.

The exterior is two storeys high and presents an asymmetrical four-window front, featuring three-light casements that are early 20th-century on the first floor and 19th-century on the ground floor and the first floor to the right. There is a late 20th-century glazed door leading to the passage, located to the right of centre, and a 19th-century or early 20th-century plank and glazed door to the left. At the rear, there are large double-gabled wings.

Inside, there are very few early features visible, apart from one chamfered beam and an 18th-century door. The house has seen little alteration in this century, suggesting that it may still conceal more early features. Its original plan form remains intact, and it retains a traditional facade.