Ty-asch

Ty-asch is a one-and-a-half storey, two-unit gable entry house with an attached single-story kitchen/bakehouse, constructed of local red and purple sandstone rubble. The house is partially lime rendered and has a corrugated iron roof. The main gable faces south, featuring a doorway to the left with a moulded oak frame and a four-centred head. Above the doorway are two three-light windows, potentially with original frames but lacking mullions. A stack has collapsed above the ridge. The east-facing wall contains two lower-floor windows, possibly in original frames; the right-hand window has a Victorian casement added. The rear gable has an upper-floor window and a blocked doorway linking to the bakehouse/kitchen, likely contemporary with the bakehouse. The west-facing wall has a small window and a large three-light Victorian casement, both potentially original openings despite lowered sills. The north gable has an attached kitchen of one bay, which retains a complete, unglazed four-light window with diamond mullions. Part of the walling to the right of this window has collapsed; a door may have existed there, or it might have only been accessible from the house. The rear wall has a later window and is otherwise featureless. Indications of other blocked openings are present.

The house was converted into a cowshed after being abandoned as a dwelling in 1930, with brick walls marking cattle pens. This conversion blocked the staircase, the rear gable door to the kitchen, and likely removed a post-and-panel partition, but the interior remains largely unchanged. A firewall features an oak-framed doorway with moulding and a four-centred head, concealing the staircase behind a brick blocking. To the right of the doorway is a large fireplace with a chamfered beam and a pointed-head shelf carved for salt. The main entry is to the right of the fireplace. The primary room is spanned by five massive, chamfered beams with ogee stops, and includes a blocked doorway in the rear gable wall leading to the kitchen. The upper floor was not inspected during resurvey, but the roof is clearly visible.

The roof is a three-bay principal rafter structure. The principals function almost as upper crucks, entering the wall head rather than resting upon it. There are three tiers of purlins. The principals and collars are chamfered, and the ridge piece is diagonally set and supported by halved and pegged principals. Many secondary rafters are original, though damaged. The kitchen’s interior still contains a partially collapsed hearth and oven. The original 17th-century window’s interior face is exceptionally well preserved. The kitchen roof is a principal rafter structure, though less finished than the main house. Evidence of an upper floor is minimal, but it likely held a crog loft accessible by ladder, intended for servants' use.