Grugan Ddu

Single-storey cottage aligned roughly north-west to south-east with outbuildings on same axis but under different roof lines. Painted roughly coursed rubblestone on boulder plinth, rendered to front wall of house part and exposed to whole of rear wall; recently renewed slate roofs. House part has boarded door offset to left flanked by single-light 6-paned casement on left and 12-paned horizontal sliding sash window on right, both with slate cills; integral rendered end stacks. Slightly lower and set-back cowhouse to left has boarded door to left and window to right; further extension to left, partly rebuilt with roof in 2 sections, has boarded door on right and window in position of former doorway to left. Former stable to right of house part, also set down and set back, has door on left and window to right; C20 lean-to at back of house part. Raised cobbled walkway in front of former cowhouse.

Original house part has boarded ceiling to right room, which has inglenook fireplace with massive timber lintel. Former croglofft above left room, until recently accesssed by a ladder stair but now with modern stair, cuts through tie beam of possibly C17 A-frame truss; the first floor accommodation is now extended over the right room and has early C19 A-frame truss to its centre. Cowhouse to left of original house part now kitchen and has 3 exposed A-frame trusses, right very close to stone end wall of house part. Late C20 roof structures to left and right outbuildings.