Higher Hisley Farmhouse

Higher Hisley Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the late 16th century or 17th century, and possibly even earlier. It is constructed of painted stone rubble and features a half-hipped roof covered with concrete tiles, which was formerly thatched. There is a rendered chimneystack on the ridge, positioned off-centre to the right, likely serving the former hall, and a second stack on the ridge towards the left-hand end. The building has a long plan with a through passage that opens from a central doorway, and it is believed that the hall fireplace backs onto the right-hand side of the passage.

The farmhouse is two storeys high. Although close inspection was not allowed, the front of the house closely resembles an older photograph from the National Monuments Record, except that the thatch and a large hood over the front door have been removed. Most windows are 19th-century wooden casements with glazing bars or leaded panes, though some may be 20th-century replicas or imitations. The interior was not inspected, but there appears to be a stud-and-panel screen to the left of the through passage, and it is reported that there is a large fireplace with a granite lintel. Previous listings mention old beams in the passage and a stone-flagged kitchen with a wide hearth that has been partly filled in.

At the left-hand end of the farmhouse, there is a barn that is said to have had an arched oak top. In front of the house, there is a small stretch of cobbled paving, likely the site of a former pump, from which a long open drain made of specially-cut granite pieces runs. On the northeast side of the farmyard, there is an L-shaped range of farm buildings that form a cohesive group with the house and are separately listed. The house or the farm buildings are also said to contain an old cider press.