Eastacombe Farmhouse

Eastacombe Farmhouse is a farmhouse with a core dating to the late 17th century and a mid-19th century addition. The construction is mainly stone rubble, likely with some cob under the eaves, and has slate roofs. The 19th-century wing features hipped ends, while the original range has a gabled left end, with the slates there replaced with corrugated iron. The farmhouse includes an axial brick chimney shaft to the main range, a rendered stack at the front of the 19th-century crosswing, and a projecting stone stack with set-offs at the rear of the 19th-century crosswing.

Originally, the main range followed a late 17th-century two- or three-room and through-passage plan. The lower end, now used as an outbuilding and with a corrugated iron roof, does not appear to have been heated. The hall stack is situated at the inner end of the hall. There may have been an additional room within the 17th-century range, however, the 19th-century crosswing abuts the inner end of the hall at a right angle, creating a T-shaped layout. Rear service rooms, including a former dairy, were added to the rear of the main range in the 18th century, with lean-to roofs. A staircase was inserted into the through passage in the early 20th century.

The farmhouse has two storeys. The main range presents a symmetrical facade with a central, gabled, open-fronted stone porch and a 20th-century front door. A barn door to the left leads into the lower end. A 3-light casement window is located above the barn doors, while a 2-light casement with six panes per light is above the porch. A similar window is on the ground floor to the right. The left return of the 19th-century crosswing has 19th-century casements with four panes per light, along with a 20th-century glazed lean-to in the angle with the main range. Some windows on the right return of the crosswing are late 20th-century replacements.

Internally, the roof trusses are primarily 20th-century replacements. However, one original late 17th-century collar-rafter truss, pegged and with a broken principal rafter, remains beneath the new roof over the hall, and a second similar truss has been truncated above collar level. The hall fireplace has been partially blocked, but the original jambs and lintel are reported to exist behind the current arrangement. A single early 18th-century two-panel door leads to the first floor.

A remarkable slate sundial, dated 1737, is fixed to the front of the house. An inscription indicates that it displays the time at various locations including Jerusalem, Barbadoes, Goa, Ispahan, Constantinople, Candia, Vienna, and seven other cities.