Glas Hirfryn

The house is at the right hand end of a long range, with later farm-buildings adjoining. Notwithstanding severe decay and the encroachment of vegetation, its general form remains discernible. It is a two-storeyed, 3-bay house, originally with a large lateral stack to the rear of the central bay (this now largely collapsed). Externally, rendering conceals a timber-frame, with massive jowled corner posts; the front and NE faces are jettied. Fine close-studding is visible from the interior, and earlier photographs recorded herringbone decorative framing in the first floor. Main doorway is offset from centre, into the right-hand bay. The windows, as recorded before collapse, were 16-pane sashes. Attached to the right-hand end was a lower stone bay (now collapsed) with small-paned casement windows and gable end stack. Attached to the left hand end of the house is a range of farm-buildings, of early-mid C19 date. These are stonework, partially rendered and comprise one bay (probably a lofted stable) with an open storage bay linking to a further range at right-angles, not fully inspected, but perhaps further stabling or cow-housing.

Partially collapsed on inspection in 2002, but previously recorded by RCAHMW. It appears to have had a 3 bay plan, divided into two rooms, with the principal room to the left, and the entrance into an unheated room to the right. They remain divided by a timber-framed partition, with what appears to be C17 panelling lining it on the principal face. Now only the smaller bay remains intact: it retains an exceptionally fine ceiling with moulded beams and counter-changing joists; the roof structure (only partially visible with safety in 2002) is also intact in this bay - Peter Smith noted the presence of wind-braces. The principal room (latterly subdivided laterally) has suffered major collapse, but the deeply moulded beams and joists are still visible. As in the surviving room, there were counter-changing joists, and at the intersection of the main beams, a fine carved boss - this may yet survive underneath the debris of collapse. Formerly there was a lateral stone stack at the rear of this room. There was some evidence for the site of an early ladder stair (a trap-door indicated in the joist framing of the ceiling), but a later stair was provided to the rear of the right-hand bay.