Stable Block at Fonmon Castle

The stable block at Fonmon Castle was built using local random limestone rubble with dressed quoins; the likely mid-18th century work is more carefully coursed. The yard front is rendered, and the Welsh slate roof is visible. A decorative front facing south was designed to complement the castle's appearance for the main approach. The block is two storeys high, with two small Victorian arched windows on the left-hand side. Above, there are three 2-light windows of a 17th-century style, featuring diamond panes, and one additional single-light window of later date. The Victorian windows are set into blocked doorways, partly obscured by vegetation. A continuous gutter beneath the upper windows reveals the roofline before 1760, and it is believed gables previously existed above the windows. A castellated parapet rises above, centrally featuring a medieval chimney claimed to originate from the nearby East Orchard castle. This heightening is also visible on the gable walls and from the rear. The west gable incorporates a later doorway and chimney. The yard front features a single storey with a steeply pitched roof. A doorway with a fanlight is present, alongside two other fanlights and 12 over 12 pane sash windows, which are likely from the early 19th century. A taking-in door provides access to the hayloft, and a large eaves stack serves the tackroom—probably a Victorian addition. A 2-centred arch door is located to the right. Smaller wings extend on either side; the one to the right has a straight joint with the main block but has been significantly altered and truncated. A blocked semicircular arch, missing its head, is visible in the outside wall, potentially representing a doorway that once existed on the south elevation of the original barn/stable block.

The stable block is partly two storeys high, with a hayloft above. There are two sections of looseboxes, one potentially from the late 18th century and the other probably Victorian, as is the tack-room. The upper floor is otherwise featureless, with a roof divided into two sections by a stone wall, separating the accommodation from the hayloft. The roof is a principal rafter structure with scarf jointed collars, two tiers of purlins, and a ridge-piece. Most of the roof appears original and its structure is said to suggest a date of around 1500.