MDE21382 - Red Deer Cottage, Twitchen (Building)

Red Deer Cottage. House, latterly divided. Mid 17th century with late 20th century alterations. Painted stone rubble to front and sides, mainly rendered cob to rear. Gable-ended asbestos-slate roof, formerly thatched. Rendered stone stacks with weatherings. Plan: 17th century three-room plan, facing south. End rooms with integral end stacks, and unheated central room. Central entrance and straight staircase. House latterly divided (see blocked front doorway). Eaves raised in the 20th century. Two storeys. Detail in listing description. [1] The building was visited in September 2012 as part of the rapid condition survey of Exmoor's Listed Buildings 2012-13. It received a BAR score of 5. [2]