MSO10531 - Hillview, Lower Hayne (Building)

Cottage. Early C17, altered late C20. Rendered over rubble, thatched roof, stone stack left gable end. Plan: originally 2 cell, of which only one room heated, stair turret in South west corner with entrance probably centre of North or South elevations. 2 storeys, 1:2 bays; gabled stair turret left, all C20 2- and 3-light casements, entrance end bay right through pantiled lean-to porch, moulded surround to square headed plank door. Interior: chamfered lintel to fireplace, bread oven in left wall, winder stair in turret to left, chamfered beams with scroll stops, cut beams indicating partition cutting present entrance, collar and principal roof. Unusual to have a stair turret attached to such a small cottage. (VAG Report, unpublished, May 1983). [1] English Heritage Listed Building Number: 264871. First Listed on 21/12/1984. [2] 2-cell plan. Stone, Render walls. Gabled roof [3] The building was visited in June 2013 as part of the rapid condition survey of Exmoor's Listed Buildings 2012-13. It received a BAR score of 6. [4]