Bryndraenog

Bryndraenog stands south of the village of Beguildy very close to the Welsh/English border in eastern Powys. The area was part of the lordship of Maelienydd. The origins of the building are of the 15th century. Tree-ring dating of the timbers used in the houses shows that they were cut down in 1436. Cadw suggests the house was built for a reeve who would have been responsible to a Marcher lord for the administration of justice in the area. At the time of the house's construction, both it and its lord, Llywelyn Fychan ab Ieuan, were celebrated by the poet, Ieuan ap Hywel Swrdwal who described the house as "proud maiden of lime and timber". In the early 17th century, part of the house was…