Summary

A two bay cottage, perhaps built early in the 17th century, consisting of one heated living kitchen, and an unheated inner room.

Description

The cottage is built of stone, rendered externally, with a thatched roof.

The ground floor was originally partitioned into two rooms (bays).  The off-centre entrance opened into the larger room which would originally have been the kitchen.  This room has a large inglenook fireplace (fp) with high level dry cupboard/shelf and a chamfered fire beam. At the side of the fireplace a winding stair leads to the upper floor.  Although renewed this seems to be the original position of the stair to the upper floor.

The second ground floor room, which was originally unheated, now has an added brick fireplace and stack. 

The rear wall has three openings, which were original windows blocked when a small extension (outshut) was added.  One opening, probably the south end opening was a doorway to a lost rear building.  It retains its chamfered and stopped lintel on the outshut side.  The present door opening to the outshut appears to be more recent.

There are no historic features of interest on the first floor.

A chamfered beam with ogee stops for the missing central partition runs the full length of the cottage. 

The front windows have been renewed but no doubt occupy the original position of windows.

As to date, there is little evidence other than the form and apex of the centre truss.  This strongly suggests a 17th century date, and probably early in that century.