Farchwel

Farchwel is a T-shaped house consisting of three connected sections, with the south and east ranges being two stories high and an additional single-story west range added in the 19th century. The building is constructed of rubble, with the main facades rendered. It features end chimneys on the primary block and gable chimneys on the east and north sides, along with weather coursing and plain slate cornices, topped by modern slate roofs.

The main block has four bays, with the entrance located in the third bay from the left. The entrance features a six-panelled late 17th-century door with arched upper panels and a rectangular fanlight above. The house has elegant 12-pane near-flush sash windows, which have been renewed, and are adorned with 19th-century sandstone lintels and projecting stone sills. The adjoining east range has two bays, with windows matching those of the main block: two on the first floor and one on the ground floor.

The rear of the main range is set against a hillside, featuring a central projection that was originally a lateral chimney serving the upper hall or solar. This projection has a 12-pane casement window that lights a later stairwell. To the left, there is another 12-pane window, and to the right, a small 2-pane window from the 20th century with a timber lintel, above which is a 12-pane sash window. There is an entrance to the right at the rear of the secondary range, which has a boarded door and a plain rectangular fanlight. The windows here are also 12-pane. There is an additional entrance to the advanced single-storey gabled extension on the right.

Inside, there is evidence of an original mural winding stair to the left of the left gable chimney, which has been blocked since the late 17th century. The ground floor features a beamed ceiling, which is largely plastered, and remnants of an original post and panel partition screen. A fine late 17th-century oak dogleg stair with a moulded rail, turned balusters, and turned pendants can be found within. The upper chamber has contemporary raised and fielded panelling, with tall panels above a square-panelled dado, and a 19th-century fireplace with a panelled overmantel and moulded cornice.