West Trewent Farmhouse

West Trewent Farmhouse is a group of buildings situated 400 metres north of the minor road linking Stackpole Quay and Freshwater East. The complex includes a 17th-century farmhouse facing south, an additional unit at its eastern end, a rear kitchen wing, an 18th-century single-storey wing to the east, and a two-storey mediaeval building attached to the west, running north-south.

The farmhouse has a front facade of four windows, arranged over two storeys. Constructed from local stone, it is rendered and whitewashed, with brick dentils at the eaves and a slate roof. The front wall is noticeably battered, particularly on the additional unit to the right, which has a lower roofline. End chimneys are present on the original farmhouse section, and a porch is centrally positioned. The windows are recessed and feature six-pane sashes. The eastern wing, possibly originally a dairy or store, now serves as a garage.

Inside the farmhouse, the roof features pegged hewn timbers. The partitions are constructed with hewn studding. Original wide-boarded doors remain, fitted with old strap and H hinges. The ground floor doors consist of four fielded panels, while the first-floor doors have two fielded panels and H hinges with short straps. A wide, plain staircase is L-shaped, winding at an angle and featuring square newels and a close string.

The mediaeval building is a large rectangular structure. The southwest quarter is vaulted at first-floor level, the vault being approximately 3 metres by 6 metres and semi-circular in shape. The remaining three sections of the floor are timber-framed. Constructed from local stone and rendered and whitewashed, the building features a corbelled external chimney projection in the east wall and a very large chimney in the south wall, which served a ground-floor fireplace that is no longer accessible internally. Cart sheds are located at the north end, with a granary or store room positioned above, accessed by external stairs on the east side. At least half of this structure appears to have been a mediaeval (15th century?) first-floor house.

The site also includes stone garden walls, a mounting block, a large front garden, and a carriage sweep.

The buildings are listed as a 17th-century farmhouse adjoining a mediaeval house, with reference Dyfed Arch. Trust S&M PRN 6992.