Eagle Down Farmhouse

Eagle Down Farmhouse is a farmhouse that likely dates back to the 16th century, with alterations from the 17th century, a 19th-century addition, and partial rebuilding in the 20th century. The building has rendered cob walls and a gable-ended asbestos slate roof, along with two brick stacks—one at the right gable end and another set in from the eaves at the front of the house on a stone base. There is also a rendered stack at the rear outshut.

The original plan was a three-room-and-through-passage layout, with the lower room on the left having been almost completely rebuilt in the early 20th century. The passage has been blocked at the front and stairs have been added at the rear. The hall is heated by a front lateral stack, which may have been inserted in the 17th century into what was originally an open hall, while the inner room is heated by a gable end stack. A 19th-century outshut has been added at the rear.

The exterior features two storeys and an asymmetrical four-window front, with late 20th-century two and three-light casements. The three ground floor windows to the right are later 19th-century or early 20th-century four-pane sashes. The doorway is located at the left side of the rear outshut.

Inside, the hall and inner room have chamfered cross beams, but both fireplaces are blocked. In the roof space over the hall, one face-pegged jointed cruck is visible on the first floor, though there is no access to determine if it is smoke-blackened. The truss in the inner room is encased, and there is a 20th-century roof over the lower end.

While this house does not display many early features, those that are visible indicate significant historic interest, likely incorporating medieval fabric, with other features such as fireplaces still to be uncovered.