Troed-y-Rhiw

Troed-y-Rhiw is a two-storey, two-cell end-entry house, likely dating from the 17th century, with an additional room at the west end. The house is built of painted local sandstone rubble with a Welsh slate roof. A single-storey lean-to, probably added in the early 20th century, extends from the entrance gable, which also features two garret windows on either side of a chimney with a diamond-set top.

The south front (the left-hand side) has three bays, with a later addition set back at the far end. The original section has a gabled porch with a part-glazed door flanked by three-light casement windows with elliptical heads. Two similar two-light casements are positioned above, representing a mid-19th century attempt to create a symmetrical appearance. The extension to the left has two-light casement windows on each floor, although they are not aligned, the upper one being set to the left. The roof is steeply pitched with a flue stack marking the division between the two parts and a four-flue stack at the gable end of the added kitchen. Plain bargeboards are present on the gables. The gable of the extension contains a single-storey lean-to with a slate roof, extended in the 20th century using corrugated sheeting; the wall above is blind, although there are indications of a former opening. The rear wall has smaller openings, which may be original to the 17th century; these include a two-light casement on the ground floor and two above, all with small panes, in the original part, and a doorway that was once part of a cross passage, now converted into a window within the addition, as is a large casement window above.

Inside, the original house is still divided by a well-preserved oak post-and-panel partition with a doorway featuring a four-centred head. The main room has beams with wide chamfers and stop-chamfered spine beams with run-out stops. The fireplace in the entrance wall has been altered. A spiral stair with solid oak treads leads to the attic. The roof is a three-bay structure with massive principal rafters halved and pegged at the apex, along with collars, a ridge piece, two tiers of purlins, and secondary rafters, which are mostly original. The addition shows evidence of a former cross-passage in the mortise holes, though the partition is now gone, as are the original kitchen hearths. Ceiling beams have largely been replaced.