Cow House Approximately 4 Metres South-East of Chapple Farmhouse

The cow house, located approximately 4 metres south-east of Chapple Farmhouse, dates from the 17th century and was rearranged in the 20th century. It is constructed of granite stone rubble laid in rough courses, with some large roughly-squared blocks, and features a corrugated iron roof that was originally thatch. The building is positioned down a hillslope, facing the road to the west. The rearrangement in the 20th century has obscured some of the original layout, but it appears there was a through passage slightly uphill of the centre. Above this passage, there is a hayloft.

The road-facing side of the building has three blocked ground floor windows and a blocked doorway to the left of centre, all featuring lintels made from single slabs of granite. The hayloft loading hatch is located above and slightly to the left of the blocked doorway, with its sill also made from a single piece of granite. The roof is gable-ended, and the uphill end contains a blocked window. On the rear side, aside from the doorway and possibly the loading hatch, the windows are from the 20th century and lined with brick. The interior includes plain carpentry details, such as an A-frame truss roof with pegged lap-jointed collars. This cow house is part of an attractive group of listed buildings that make up the hamlet of Chapple.