History
Farmhouse, perhaps originating as a medieval hall-house in the C16, with chimney and floors inserted in the C17, remodelled in C18 perhaps in two phases the additon of a stone winding stair at the back of the chimney earlier than the re-ordering of the interior to central entry plan and raising of the front wall and finally with some minor C19 changes. The house is of 4 bays to E of the big ridge stack (with 3 roof trusses) and one to W (with 2 trusses), the W end being downhill of the rest. The suggested phases of construction are: 1) a C16 hall-house of uncertain size but including the W end section. Of this date would be the larger scarfed cruck roof truss embedded in the W side of the chimney, originally with an arch-braced collar. 2) C17: Addition of large chimney into hall, now W end of main house, some earlier purlins hacked off to accommodate it, door to centre (since blocked) floors with an internal stair opposite door now gone, and scarfed crucks of most of the roof. 3) C18: internal stair replaced by a stair projection on N with stone stair, necessitating removing one roof truss and inserting crude truss E of chimney, walls raised in clom, upper windows on front, backs of crucks packed out to raise roof, door on S blocked and new one made just W. Reroofing with stave rafters, woven hazel above, then bracken and thatch. Plaster under woven panels. Original stairwell became small bedroom, panelling and doors of this date, small pantry built into main kitchen. W end rebuilt perhaps as stable with raised floor, reusing truncated roof trusses and with new end wall and brick chimney (perhaps for mash). Upper floor hayloft. 4) C19 W end converted to domestic use, door narrowed, ventilated N window plastered over, stair added to croglofft, W chimney, E chimney added, E doorway S of this chimney. S wall raised partly in stone for larger windows, reroofed above using flat rafters. Room added to E end possibly at same time.
Farm had a tannery in C18 until c1830. Marked on 1840 Tithe Map as owned by John Morgan, occupied by Thomas Morgan. Thomas family came 1852, tenants until 1920 of Llwyncelyn estate. Maintained unmodernised into late C20 by the family, then sold to the National Trust, which has restored the building 1996-8.