Berrydown Manor

Berrydown Manor is a large farmhouse likely dating back to the 16th century, with significant improvements made in the 17th century (a datestone indicates 1655). It was expanded and rearranged in the late 18th century and modernized around 1980. The construction is primarily of coursed granite ashlar, with the late 18th-century additions being more regular and refined, along with granite stone rubble patching. The chimneys are granite with granite ashlar shafts, and the roof is slate; the older wing was originally thatched.

The building follows a basic L-shaped plan. Originally, it was a 3-room-and-through-passage Dartmoor longhouse built down the hillslope, facing south. The shippon (byre) at the downhill right (east) end has been incorporated into the living space. The original hall has a central stack backing onto the through passage. In the late 18th century, the house was altered with a new wing built at right angles to the original farmhouse, projecting forward and facing east; this wing contains the main rooms. The two main rooms in the new wing have axial stacks on their outer ends and are separated by an entrance hall and main staircase. A smaller third room sits on the left (southern) end. The house is two storeys throughout, with outshots at the rear of the main block.

The front of the main block has a four-window façade. The left end features a ground-floor horned 12-pane sash window and a first-floor late 18th-century casement with rectangular panes of leaded glass. The remaining part of the facade is symmetrically arranged with three windows, including 16-pane sashes and a central first-floor 12-pane sash. The central doorway is of 17th-century origin, likely reset from the original farmhouse section, and is constructed of granite ashlar with a round head and prominent bead-moulded surround with eared head. The spandrels are carved with shields and oak leaves, one bearing the inscription "1R" and the other "1655." The panelled door dates to the late 18th century. A blocked secondary doorway is positioned between the three-window and one-window sections. The farmhouse section has an irregular three-window front, with 20th-century French windows on the ground floor and 16-pane sashes on the first floor, one of which is horned.

Both roof sections are gable-ended, with the farmhouse roof stepping down in the centre. A cast iron lion masks are incorporated into the 19th-century guttering along the main front and the higher section of the farmhouse. The interior features plain carpentry detail and primarily dates to the late 18th century and later. The ceilings of the farmhouse section appear to have been raised, and the roof altered, though this was not inspected. Aside from the front doorway, the only original feature is the old hall fireplace, constructed of granite ashlar with a plain surround and a relieving arch, likely dating from the late 16th to early 17th century.