Coed Farmhouse

Coed Farmhouse is a two-unit, single-depth house with a downhill cowbyre, dating from the 17th century, constructed of thinly coursed sandstone rubble with a stone tile roof. The front elevation is divided, with the house to the left. It features two windows with 8x8 casements under timber lintels, the upper floor windows set within gabled half dormers, a characteristic feature of improvements on the Llanthony Estate. A plank door is set against a central stack, with a gable hood above. A double barn door occupies the position of the former cross-passage door, with a smaller “taking-in” door situated above. There is a 5-light unglazed window with oak diamond mullions on the upper floor. A central stack has weathering applied as if for a thatched roof. The gable end has two 17th century windows set into the apex, originally lighting the 'best bedroom'. The rear elevation retains more features from the original house, beginning with a small lean-to privy. A wide doorway leads to the cross-passage, designed for both people and cows. Above this is a 5-light unglazed window with oak diamond mullions to the upper floor, followed by a double-height inserted doorway of unknown purpose. The outline of the former hall window is visible as a wide dripmould. At the uphill end, there is a metal estate casement window and another above it within a gabled half dormer.

The interior of the house was not inspected during a resurvey in June 1997. The interior of the barn demonstrates it was originally a cowhouse, accessible from the cross-passage. The barn door incorporates the cross-passage entry, requiring the removal of the partition. A blocked entry to the main house is visible in the wall, as is an access to an upper room to the right of the stack. The cowhouse is now largely featureless. The former upper room is thought to be similar to the "best bedroom" identified at Dan-y-Bwlch Farmhouse and Pont Rhys Powell Farmhouse, both located to the east. The room has gable windows, a fireplace (though the stack has disappeared from the ridge), remains of plaster and limewash, and a principal rafter roof with ties, collars, and two tiers of trenched purlins with a ridge piece.