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This is a farmhouse dating from the early 17th century, with a later 20th-century rear wing. It is constructed of stone rubble, whitewashed and plastered, with a gabled roof covered in modern tiles. The original design may have been a 3-room layout with a through passage and a 2-storey porch, with the main room heated by a stack on the opposite wall to the passage. The right gable end wall has been disturbed, indicating a former inner room was demolished. The lower end of the house may have originally been used as a shippon (animal shelter) or storage area, with a loft over a rear entrance, which was blocked with cob infill and discovered during 20th-century alterations. In the 19th century, a staircase was added to the through passage, but this was removed in the late 20th century when the rear wing was added. The front of the house has three windows, approximately symmetrical, with a gabled 2-storey porch in the centre, containing an outer doorway under a timber lintel. The windows are 20th-century additions, consisting of 2-light casements with glazing bars, except for a similar 3-light casement on the ground floor of the former hall. Inside, exposed joists are visible in the porch and continue into the former passage. There is no partition between the passage and hall. The hall has a large fireplace with a chamfered lintel featuring ogee stops. The hall also has roughly-chamfered exposed ceiling joists, with some run-out stops surviving. The lower room has a small fireplace with a timber lintel and rough, exposed joists. The roof space was not inspected. In the early 20th century, the slate roof was replaced with thatch, which was then replaced with tiles and new roof timbers in the late 20th century.