Carnachenwen

Carnachenwen is an 18th-century farmhouse, dated 1743 and 1776, with possible earlier fabric. The house is constructed of rubble stone, formerly rendered, with a renewed slate roof, a stone stack at the west end, and a red brick stack to the east. It comprises a two-storey, long front range with a projecting gabled porch, and a two-window range on each side. The left side formerly had a long lean-to, but the roof has been lowered, except at the left end to accommodate two 12-pane sash windows to the upper floor. The left end has a corner datestone of 1743, and a single door leading into a remodelled smoke chamber. A lean-to to the right has two 12-pane sashes. The main entrance was originally in the position of the right-hand sash; the porch had a window at its southern end and was used as an 'ystafell fwrdd', providing space with a table for farm workers. To the right of the porch, there are two original 12-pane sashes above and two below, with the left-hand ones not aligned. Contemporary lintels have replaced the original brick arches. Loft lights are visible in the end gables, and there is a wooden-shuttered light on the first floor of the west end.

At the rear of the main house, there is a 12-pane sash window on each floor to the right, and a 1743 datestone in the corner. To the left, there is a lean-to that was raised in a renovation to above eaves level.

A rear, northeast wing bears the datestone 'W & M Rogers 1776'. It features a door on the west side and a 12-pane sash window below, with brick heads. There is a renewed stack at the north end. The rear east wall has a mid-19th century margin-glazed stair-light to the left, and a narrow 8-pane sash to the right. A renewed 12-pane sash is on the ground floor.

Attached to the east end is a row of outbuildings with corrugated iron roofs. The first has three doors, one framed in 19th-century brick and one with double doors; a fourth door is on the north (rear) side, accompanied by a 1754 datestone. The second building has a higher roof and access from the rear.

The building has undergone much renewal, but the west end retains a massive inglenook fireplace with an elm lintel, along with a bread oven and a copper. A very unusual, attached smoke chamber with a conical, corbelled roof is located to the south. The present two-room ground floor simplifies the original plan. Unmoulded oak beams are present in the west room. The long east room (within the main wing) has a chimney at the east end. Features include a small wall cupboard and two wall recesses on the north wall, and a long wall cupboard on the west wall. Contemporary joists are also present. The roof structure includes nine collar trusses, with four older ones in oak and two pine trusses that reuse oak collars. The rear wing incorporates a staircase with a thick rail featuring arch-headed fielded panels and cupboards.