Upper Dyffryn House

The farmhouse was constructed in the very early 17th century, Cadw recording that the builder was almost certainly John Gainsford, who served as Sheriff in 1604. Both the exterior and the interior have been little altered subsequently. Its construction date is "probably contemporary" or slightly later than the farmhouse. The architectural historian John Newman describes Upper Dyffryn as a "tall early 17th century farmhouse". It is two storeys high, with attics above, and constructed of Old Red Sandstone rubble. It has a stair turret and tall chimney stacks, representing "a considerable advance in layout". The dairy is also of two storeys and of rubble construction and has a "fine ovolo…