Southcombe Farmhouse

Southcombe Farmhouse is a house that was formerly a farmhouse and is now subdivided. It dates from the early 16th century, or possibly earlier, with the right-hand end remodeled and possibly enlarged in the early 19th century. The building is constructed of granite rubble, with the front slate-hung, and features tarred slated roofs. There are three large, plain granite chimneystacks with stone thatch weatherings; two are close together on the ridge, slightly off-center to the left, while the third is on the right-hand gable.

The layout consists of a cross-passage with a stack of apparently 16th-century date on either side. To the left are two small rooms, and to the right are two larger rooms, likely with a 19th-century entrance hall in the center. The farmhouse is two storeys high, with single-storeyed lean-tos. The front has five windows, all of which are from the 20th century. The entrance to the cross-passage features a single-storey stone porch with a pent roof, extended on the left-hand side, and has a chamfered shouldered-head granite doorway from the 16th century or earlier. In the center of the right-hand three bays is a six-panelled door with a cast-iron knocker; the porch is supported by two monolithic 19th-century granite columns and has a 20th-century hood. There are also two hipped dormers in the roof.

Inside the left-hand end, there are two early stacks backing onto either side of the cross-passage, which is a highly unusual arrangement. Both stacks have chamfered plinths and cornices typical of the 16th century. The left stack has a simple granite fireplace with a segmental arch, likely a replacement of the original. Beyond this room, which is now completely walled off in stone, is a small inner room accessible only through an external door. The roof of this section is probably early 19th century, with principal rafters overlapping at the apex to create a fork for the ridge, and collars pegged to their faces. The interior of the right-hand section was not inspected, but the roof is from the 20th century and is said to have been rebuilt after a thatch fire.