Ereiniog

Ereiniog is a 17th-century building constructed from uncoursed stone with large stone-on-edge quoins and a slate roof, which was being replaced at the time of inspection. The structure has an 'L' shape, featuring a north-south wing that runs perpendicular to the cart road and a later east-west wing attached to its west side. The main elevation faces east and is asymmetrical, with an off-centre part-glazed door and late 19th-century four-pane sliding sash windows, along with three smaller similar windows above. The rear wing encloses a walled yard in the southwest corner and consists of three bays, two storeys high, with a blocked central door and 20th-century windows. The upper floor openings have large timber lintels, while the north side has three four-pane sashes with oversailing stone lintels on the ground floor. A single-storey carthouse extends the main range to the north, also dating from the 17th century and featuring a similar roof structure. There is a large chimney at the south end of the earlier range, complete with weather drip courses.

Inside, the main north-south range has a large living room at the south end with a significant stack and a finely moulded fire beam above. A circular stone stair on the north side is illuminated by a nearly hidden slit light on the gable end. The central ceiling beam is moulded, with the recessed soffit decorated with irregularly spaced four-petalled flowers and incut crosses in circles. The unheated parlour at the north end has a chamfered cross beam. The rear wing, which has been replanned, now features a stair hall with a modern staircase next to the main range and a large living room with two transverse chamfered beams and a gable end fireplace. One window on the north side has been blocked. The earlier range has four roof bays defined by four trusses, one of which is against the main stack, spanning approximately 5 meters. Each truss features tapering principals, tie beams, and lapped and pegged collars, with two tiers of splayed scarfed purlins. Some sections of joists with scratch moulding have been reused as angled struts, and there is a small blocked slit light in the corridor at the top of the circular stair.