Rhysgog with adjoining ranges

Rhysgog with adjoining ranges is a symmetrical 3-window 2-storey house constructed of whitewashed rubble stone under a slate roof with stone end stacks, accompanied by a byre to the right and a granary and cart-shed to the left.

The main house features a central gabled porch with stable doors under a timber lintel and a small window on the north side. The flanking windows are 2-light wooden casements, each with 3 panes, set under timber lintels and stone sills, each with one brick jamb. Three raked half-dormers light the upper storey, fitted with slate-hung sides and windows matching those below.

The byre to the right comprises three doors and is weather-boarded under a slate roof, except for the right bay which has been newly built in rubble stone, replacing a barn that originally projected at right angles. The roof line is slightly lower than the house. Stable doors open to the left and centre, with a planked loft hatch above the former. Double planked doors occupy the right section in the stone part. The north gable end is stone with weather-boarded gable, and the masonry continues to the left as a low wall marking where the former barn stood.

The cart-shed and granary to the left of the house is rubble stone with brick quoins under a slate roof. The loft contains 2 narrow 2-pane windows with brick jambs and stone sills. An external stone staircase at the south gable end leads to the loft entrance, with blue brick steps and flagstone treads topped by an open wooden handrail. The doorway has a segmental brick head with brick jambs and contains stable doors.

The rear of the house has a central 6-pane stairlight under the eaves and flanking casement windows to the ground floor, both of which were doors until 1975. Four skylights pierce the rear roof pitch. The cow-house is weather-boarded on a high stone plinth with 4 planked doors and a planked loft door immediately above the second door from the left. The rear of the granary has 2 wide openings for carts under a continuous timber lintel, separated by a central stone pier with brick jambs and a further brick jamb to the right.

Inside, a glazed front door opens into a large entrance hall with a flagstone floor. The staircase lies to the rear with rooms leading off left and right. The open-well wooden staircase features narrow square-section balusters with mouldings, similar newel posts, and a moulded handrail. The hall to the right has a ceiling with exposed narrow joists and 2 large spine beams with narrow chamfers and curved stops. A large stone fireplace at the far end has a large timber lintel with narrow chamfer and a further beam above. Inside the right jamb is a well-preserved bakeoven with a domed roof, the opening fitted with a blue brick lintel. The fireplace has been narrowed in the late 20th century with a small niche to the left and a larger niche to the right. A section of partition between hall and entrance hall survives with closely-spaced vertical timber struts. The parlour has exposed narrow joists as does the entrance hall. A partition formerly divided the parlour from a small room now the kitchen. A small stone fireplace in the left wall has a long timber lintel. Well-preserved planked doors are found throughout the house.

At the top of the stairs is a square landing with rooms leading off. Exposed joist ceilings and planked doors are found throughout. The 3-bay roof has substantial A-frame trusses, pegged, with 2 purlins. A loft exists above tie beam level, but the 2 central tie beams have been cut, suggesting that floor levels have been altered. The loft is reached by a straight stair with open treads in a small bay to the left of the landing.

The byre retains well-preserved internal detail. The central door opens into a feedwalk. To the left are wood-planked partitions for 4 stalls at right angles. The area to the right is now used as a wood store but is said to have a similar arrangement. The left bay of the byre also contained 4 stalls, the posts of which survive, along with a manger and hayrack, with a calf pen to the right. Rough exposed joists support the loft floor. The roof is 4-bay with pegged A-frame trusses and 3 purlins.

The granary has a 2-bay roof with collar trusses fixed with iron nails. An opening, now blocked with stone and fitted with a timber lintel, formerly gave access into the house. This opening was originally more window-sized and appears to have been in use before the granary was built on the west side of the house. A small oak shelf, possibly a sack shelf, sits between the opening and beam. The cart-shed is open-plan with a replaced joist ceiling and a high-level timber beam at the back, supported by chains.