Little Hill Cottage

Little Hill Cottage is a cottage dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, with significant alterations in the early to mid-19th century and a 20th-century addition. It is situated in Buckland St Mary village.

The cottage is built of random rubble with a render finish, and has a thatched roof with a hipped west gable. Brick stacks are located centrally and at the east gable end. The site slopes away to the west. The original plan comprised a two-cell layout facing south, which was extended by one bay to the east end to accommodate a staircase, with a further outshot and a later addition in the north-west corner.

The cottage is two storeys high, with an irregular eaves line. A 20th-century window is located on the left side of the first floor, alongside a cast iron fixed light window and a two-light window. On the ground floor, a 20th-century window is located to the left, followed by a three-light leaded iron casement to the left of a recessed doorway. A further entrance is located to the right of the extension, with another leaded iron casement beyond. A two-bay thatched verandah is present.

The interior has not been inspected, but is said to contain evidence of jointed cruck truss construction, a bread oven dated 1856 beside an open fireplace, and a straight staircase rising against the stack wall in the later addition. The cottage is believed to have originally been built as a two-storey, two-cell cottage, providing one heated room.