Cae'r March

Cae'r March is a farmhouse comprising a primary range and a later cross-range, situated partly built onto rock. The primary range dates back to the 16th century, with later alterations, and is a tall gabled block of rubble with a steeply pitched roof. The north side has a boarded entrance door to the left, while a central entrance, now with stable doors, replaces the position of a former lateral chimney. Evidence suggests a probable original entrance was located to the right. A blocked opening exists on the rear (south) side. A boarded shutter covers an upper window on the west gable, positioned beneath a blocked window that may be from the 16th century; this gable was repaired in the 19th century. Attached to the east gable is a single-storey cart-house lean-to, likely from the late 18th century, constructed of rubble and slate with a depressed-arched entrance to the north, now fitted with 20th-century doors and a square unglazed light above. A 19th-century “ty bach” extension is located to the east.

The later cross-range, appearing to date from the third quarter of the 19th century, is also constructed of rubble and slate, with a boulder plinth to the south gable end. The range has plain end chimneys and a near-symmetrical east front, featuring an off-centre entrance with a boarded door and door-light, flanked by a six-pane sash window and three four-pane sashes on the first floor, the central window being smaller. A similar entrance and flanking windows are found on the rear.

The primary range originally comprised a three-bay open hall, with the two western bays forming the original hall. The hall features a collar truss with arched bracing, the south side of which is supported on a later corbelled wall post. An original round-arched entrance is located in the northeast corner of the north wall, with a large oak lintel. A plain framed truss is positioned at the former dais end (between bays one and two), featuring a collar, tie-beam, queen struts, and full-length wall posts. A post-and-panel screen divides the space, with later double-ogee-headed openings and boarded doors. The door to the right is detached, with a partly missing door head, while the door to the left retains a crude latch mechanism and inner oak hinge blocks, displaying early graffiti and some decorative studding. Plain gable-end trusses support the roof, and chamfered trenched purlins are located on the north side, although curiously, there is no evidence of wind braces. The south side incorporates the gable wall and connecting roof section of the cross-wing above the wall plate. The two outer bays retain 16th-century flooring with wide stopped-chamfered beams and matching joists, while the flooring in the central bay has been removed. Access to this area is through an entrance created in the former fireplace, with a surviving section of the large chamfered bressummer now serving as the door lintel. An early flagged floor, worn with age, is present in the hall, along with a section of beaten earth and mortar in the east floor area, and a rough cobbled floor in a secondary room beyond a partition.

The later cross-range contains plain 19th-century interiors.