Castell Deudraeth

Medium-sized country house in castellated style. Of local slatestone construction with dressed slatestone and yellow sandstone dressings; slate roofs. The house consists of a primary 3-storey, 4-bay central block with a taller keep-like block adjoining stepped back to the L, and a square tower adjoining flush to the R; the flanking tower sections are each of 4 storeys, the upper storeys with blind faux cross-loops; crenellated and corbelled parapets throughout. The keep-like block (to the south east) is of two generous bays and has an octagonal tower on the front (eastern) corner which rises up a further stage. Sandstone cross-windows throughout, with 2-light windows to the second floor of the central section and slit-lights to the octagonal tower; label-course to the second floor of the SE block. A large single-storey porch projects in front of the SE block, extruded in the angle with the primary section. This has a segmentally-arched entrance and thin octagonal corner turets rising above a crenellated parapet; slit- lights to the returns. Extruded between the porch and the large octagonal corner tower to the L is an advanced, parapeted bay of one storey.

The SE (L) elevation, facing the drive, has cross-windows as before, and a large canted bay window to the ground floor; corbelled, but uncrenellated parapet. The rear (garden) facade has an uncastellated central, primary block with gable to the L; 12- and 15-pane sashes and cross-windows to the ground floor, as before. Modern single-storey, rectangular conservatory-style addition to the R.

Narrow entrance hall with restored large-field oak panelling; this is raised and fielded and has depressed-arched niches flanking a central fireplace on the L wall; outer depressed arched entrances with architraves and fielded panelled reveals. The stone fireplace consists of a heavily-moulded semi-circular arch with sculpted figures of knight (L) and bard (R) supporters acting as label stops. Three-bay ceiling with lateral panelled divisions; simple plaster ribbing to ceiling margins. The floor is quarry-flaged with black and grey slate. The eastern room (front L) has Gothic panelled reveals and shutters and a good c1840 white/grey figured marble chimneypiece with acanthus relief carving.