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"Higher Halstock is a grade II listed example of a late Devon longhouse list no.1165616 . Estimated to be built about 1700 of granite field stone, it has a two bedroom cottage and with attached barn and classic through passage within the barn. Of particular architectural note is a massive granite fireplace in the cottage. The original thatch has been replaced at some point in the building history by a more practical modern corrugated steel roof. Higher Halstock offers an unusual combination of rustic charm with a valiant history and 21st Century eco friendly aspirations. The property is off grid for electricity, has a private spring fed water supply and septic tank drainage. It has an oil fired Esse stove serving hot water and central heating plus woodstoves for alternative non fossil fuel heating.
There is a bespoke wind turbine driven electrical system in place. The detached house sits in the centre of a plot of circa 0.55 acre in three sections and is approached by rough tracks across the moor and through two field gates. The boundary is partly protected from sheep ingress by dry stone walls and fully surrounded by stock proof fencing. Large trees shelter the eastern track way entrance into a small sheltered open hard stand courtyard with stables and barn on north side and house to the south side. There is a shed for housing of diesel fuel generators and wind turbine circuitry.


Council Tax Band A West Devon Borough Council
Tenure Freehold"