Farm Building to SE of Hendre Farmhouse

This large stone lofted cowhouse, located southeast of Hendre Farmhouse, is built across a slope, creating an under-storey at the lower end. Constructed from local granite rubble, the gable end features distinct graduated stonework, and the timber wall-plates are exposed externally. The roof is made of Ffestiniog slate.

Facing the yard, there is a door at the lower western end that provides access to the under-storey, which may have originally served as a stable. Above this door, there is a dated stone with raised letters. A window is aligned above the door. Most of the accommodation is situated at the upper level, which is accessed by a flight of modern stone steps. There is another door with flanking windows in the upper bay. The windows are all wood mullioned, primarily consisting of three lights, including a tier of three in the gable end. While most windows have been renewed, they are based on an original example that survives above the main doorway, which features timber diamond mullions and rough stone hood moulds over the openings.

A rougher rubble lean-to on the south elevation is a later addition, with an unclear original purpose, and it has two doors in its long wall. Beyond this lean-to, there are two additional doors and another window.

The building is divided into two sections, with a single bay over the basement that is roughly partitioned from the longer remainder. This longer section has a heavy longitudinal beam, which is stop-chamfered at least at the upper end and is now supported on two brick piers. Slots cut into this beam indicate that it once supported a loft floor. The section features heavy tie-beam trusses with raking struts. In the lower section, paired longitudinal beams have stop chamfers, and the joists have ogee stops, which is an unusual level of ornamentation that may reflect the high-status use of this area as a stable.