Attached Farmbuildings to Pen-y-Bont Farmhouse

The attached farm buildings to Pen-y-Bont Farmhouse date from probably the early 18th century, although they have undergone some later remodelling and may incorporate an earlier core. The farmhouse is constructed of roughly coursed rubble with a slate roof and end wall stacks. It is two storeys high and features a two-window range. There is a baffle entry against the stack on the right side. The windows on each floor have been renewed in earlier openings and have plastered flat arched heads. There is a rear wing, and beyond it, a lower range that may be an earlier construction.

The principal barn, which likely dates from the late 18th century, adjoins the house to the west. It is built of very roughly coursed boulder stone on the ground floor, with slate rubble infilled between rough timber work above. There are opposed entrances to the threshing floor towards the west end, which is at the angle with the stable or cowhouse range forming the southern wing. The barn has small windows on each floor and a doorway below an external staircase supported on a slate slab close to the house. Inside, there is a slate threshing floor and low boarded partitions separating it from the storage bays on either side. The barn features rough queen strut roof trusses.

The cowhouse and stable range adjoins the barn and incorporates its western end. This range is constructed of boulder stone packed with slate and has heavy angle quoins, with a slate roof. There are steps leading to a loft entry at the southern gable, and two doorways with flanking windows, all featuring rough timber lintels. A narrow lean-to is located to the right. There are vents below the eaves on the east and west elevations, a single doorway with flanking vents, and two windows on the west side. The range continues beyond the barn to the north, where it accommodates the slope of the site by having a lower storey accessed from the northern gable.

This group of buildings is a good example of a vernacular farm complex from the 18th century, which has survived without major alterations.