Hafotty

The central hall formerly had a floor inserted (as recorded in RCAHM Inventory) this was removed during the extensive restorations in the late C20; now open to the roof, the hall retains some original timbers including the central segmentally arched truss with moulded soffit and carved boss. The fireplace was added c1500 and has a 4-centred Tudor arch in a square frame, with a moulded label with beast stops; the spandrels have sunk traceried panels and round the architrave is an inscription in early Renaissance lettering which reads: SI DEVS NOBISCVM QVIS CONTRA NOS, with beasts heads as stops. Above, in the hollow of the label is the word AMEN. Over the fireplace is a reset and weathered stone shield, its charges almost indecipherable, but probably Quarterly [argent and gules] in the 2nd and 3rd quarter a fret [or] over all a bend [azure] (Norris). There are 2 brick ovens in the inner W wall of the fireplace. To the E end the partition wall has 3 pointed arched doorways leading into the E (solar) wing; a later cut doorway at 1st floor level, offset to L of the middle door, has been blocked. The ground floor is now split into 2 rooms, that to L (N) has a modern staircase up to 1st floor, that to R retains an original cross beam and the E window has moulded jambs. The 1st floor is raised by a step to the S end, one E window has moulded jambs and there is a small brick hearth in the N wall. The E (buttery) wing has a pointed arched doorway to L (S), a blocked doorway to R and offset to R of the arched doorway is a later cut 1st floor doorway which has been left unblocked. A modern staircase leads down to the cellar, cut into the underlying bedrock, and up to a single 1st floor room which retains 3 C17 arched braced pegged collared trusses, one of which sits on a large corbel over the massive stone bressumer of the 1st floor fireplace.

Medieval 3-unit hall house, built to an H-shaped plan, 2 storeys with semi-basement at SW corner. Built of rubble masonry with large stones as quoins, limewashed. Modern slate roof with stone copings raised as shallow gable parapets. There are 2 advanced stacks, shouldered and raised by tall dressed stone shafts with capping; one is along the W lateral wall of the W (solar) wing, the other, to the rear of the central hall, has a diagonally set shaft. The entrance is to L of the N wall of the central hall, an original 2-centred arch with chamfered jambs; to R is a replica window of 3 round-headed lights with hood mould. Directly opposite the entrance is a similar doorway, to E of the advanced C16 stack. The E (solar) wing has replacement 4-paned sash windows along the E lateral wall, two 1st floor windows set under the eaves and a larger ground floor window to N. The rear gable wall has a paired round headed light with hood mould at ground floor and a 1st floor mullioned window of 2 lights. The W (kitchen) wing formerly had an external flight of stone steps along the N gable, the ground floor has a wide window of 3 round-headed lights with hoodmould, the 1st floor has a similarly detailed timber replica. To R (W) is a small garderobe outlet and 4 projecting stones which probably supported a garderobe screen. There are rectangular 1st and ground floor lights in the E wall and a single ground floor 4-pane sash window in the rear (S) gable. The W lateral wall has a slightly advanced rubble stack with flanking 1st and ground floor rectangular lights with internal shutters; to R (S) there is a modern pointed arched chamfered doorway to the semi-basement in the SW corner, a small opening to R is at the level of the internal cellar ceiling; to L there are 2 perpendicular breaks in the masonry which may mark the position of an original external stair and 1st floor doorway.