Tan-y-graig Farmhouse with Cruck Barn and Shed

A group consisting of a farmhouse and byre or barn, plus an open-fronted shed, all in line. Uncoursed local slate masonry, painted white. Restored roofs at three levels with non-random slates. End-chimney at the left (west) of the house.

The house front elevation is of two units with a door close to the left corner. Catslide-roofed dormers not quite aligned with the windows below; upvc dormer window frames. The lower windows are of C19 small-pane type with timber mullions, iron glazing bars and iron security bars. Door at left; open porch consisting of stone side walls and slate hood. Small window in left gable end in rear of main fireplace (glazed but now blocked internally).

At rear the house has been extended with a flat-roofed modern wing and informal side porch.

The agricultural range consists of a three-bay barn with a wide doorway at left abutting the farmhouse, a wide central doorway with boulders as informal steps, and a small shuttered window at right. Simple open-fronted cartshed at right. At rear the agricultural range has a small upper light and two slits.

The house is similar to the common lobby-entrance type, but with the door position a little to the right to allow space for winding stairs beside the chimney. Two chamfered beams over the main room at left; timber-framed partition between units. The unit at right has a lower floor level.

The barn is of three bays, with well-formed cruck trusses complete with ties, collars and yokes. The purlins and rafters are restored.