Ty-mawr

Ty-mawr is a farmhouse constructed from local uncoursed quasi-rubble stonework, featuring remnants of whitewashed render. It has a pyramid roof covered in slate with metal hips and three diagonally-set chimney stacks made of stone. Although it appears to be three storeys from the outside, the interior reveals a different layout.

The front elevation, which faces the farmyard to the north-west, is symmetrical, with a central doorway flanked by vertically aligned windows on both the ground and first storeys, and a single window on the second storey or attic. On the south-west side, there are two non-aligned windows, while the north-east side has three irregularly placed windows above and one below, along with a single-storey later lean-to that includes a door and window. The rear elevation, facing south-east, features six windows arranged in a seemingly random pattern, except for the topmost window, which is centered. All openings have modern windows that have replaced the originals, with minimal alteration to their sizes. Some openings have rough timber lintels, but none have sills. The main door is boarded and studded with nails.

Inside, Ty-mawr is accessed through a small hallway at the center of the north-west side, with stairs located next to the chimney. The interior is organized into three main units: the best room, which serves as the kitchen, is located to the south-west, and the back-kitchen, known as the dairy fawr, is to the north-east, featuring large hearths that are back to back. These units are two storeys tall with an attic. The third unit, on the south-east side, includes a semi-basement (cellar), a raised ground storey of considerable height, and an attic, making the house part 2½ and part cellar+1½ storeys. Additionally, there are small corner parlours to the south and west, as well as a storeroom to the east.

The kitchen, or best room, is adorned with well-crafted dowelled oak panelling and a panelled door on its south-east side. The back kitchen has a nail-studded boarded door and features a bread oven to the right of its hearth. The partition walls are timber-framed.