Berthglyd Farm

Farmhouse comprises C16 one-and-a-half storey former hall-house and large attached two-storey block in irregular linear range. N elevation is thinly coursed rubble stone, S front is random rubble. Slate roofs, with composition tile roof to S of addition; stone end-stacks. Window openings have timber lintels and stone sills. S garden front has one-and-a-half storey house to left. On ground floor (left) is small C20 conservatory which encloses a boarded door, and (right) a 2+2+2 pane casement window. Set back slightly to right, is two- storey range. On first floor are three 3+3+3 casements, and on ground floor (r to l) a similar corresponding window, and a boarded door flanked on each side by small 2-pane windows. N elevation of one-and-a-half storey house has attic gabled dormers with C20 2-pane windows. On ground floor are two 2+2+2 pane casements. To right is small lean-to outshut with 2-pane window. Later range (to left) has, on first floor, a C20 2+2 pane window (right), and on ground floor, a 3+3+3 casement (left) and a 3+3+3+3 casement (right). Basement has off-centre doorway with segmental arch of stone voussoirs. Boarded door with rectangular boarded overlight. E gable has blocked window opening on ground floor and 2+2 casement to cellar below. W gable first floor, a 2+2 casement, and on ground floor, small outshut with slate roof (left) and 2+2+2 casement (right).

Ground floor of one-and-a-half storey house (present kitchen) has chamfered ceiling beams with hollow and fillet (Wern-hir) stops; and very deep, chamfered, oak fireplace lintel with straight cut stops. Attic room (above) has well-preserved centre ‘open' cruck truss of former hall-house. Truss has saddle at apex, collar, cruck spurs and blade trenched for two purlins. Ground-floor of two-storey range has two-unit plan. Larger of two rooms has fireplace with monolithic stone jambs and deep oak lintel with carved pointed-arched recess (salt-box) on right.