Pistyll

Pistyll is a house dating from the 17th century, with additions probably made around 1700. It is constructed of local stone, rendered with a roughcast finish, and has a concrete tile roof with gable-end stacks of red sandstone. The house follows a single-depth central entry plan, featuring a kitchen wing and a later porch. It is two storeys high with a garret.

The front elevation has four bays of varying widths. A projecting two-storey kitchen wing occupies the left-hand side, incorporating two 20th-century rooflights, two windows on the lower level, a window in its right return, and a door in its left return. The second bay contains a three-light window below and a two-light window above. The third bay features a gabled entrance porch with a replacement 17th-century-style door and a two-light window above. The final, wider bay has a three-light window on each floor. All windows are late 20th-century factory units. The steeply pitched roof has stacks at each gable, the one on the right being larger.

The right return has a gable with a small stair window serving the garret, and a later window illuminating the garret space. Disturbed masonry suggests a former blocked window or door. The left return has a slight projection for the staircase, with a small timber casement window. To the left is a dripstone, above which is a solar window—a two-light casement with a dripmould—and another window lighting the garret above.

The rear elevation also has four bays. The first bay contains a four-light window with central French doors and a three-light window above. The second bay features a cross-passage doorway, currently blind above. The third bay has a two-light window on each floor. The fourth bay has a three-light window on each floor, with a small door to the right. Four 20th-century rooflights are incorporated into the roof.

The cross-passage partitions have been removed, but the original room layout remains largely intact. Both main rooms have open fireplaces with oak lintels, though these have been reconstructed. The left-hand room has a stone spiral staircase leading to the left, with solid oak treads ascending to the attic. A separate staircase is located to the right in the right-hand room. The house contains many closely set, plainly chamfered cross-beams with run-out stops, although some are replacements. The unheated central room is framed and plastered, while the upper rooms are plain. Roof trusses have tenoned collars, with the truss at the left end being notched.