Please note, the majority of properties on the trail are now private residences,

please respect their privacy.

Great House

Great House is one of the older surviving houses in Llancarfan and occupies a prominent position beside Corner House, close to the church. Although its present appearance is largely that of an 18th-century house, the building is thought to contain considerably earlier fabric. The Vale of Glamorgan's historic landscape research describes it as an 18th-century or earlier stone-built house, while the County Treasures record notes that it was rebuilt in the 18th century but probably had much earlier origins. It was one of the larger houses in the settlement and, together with the now-demolished Ty-to-maen, appears to have been one of the principal farms in the village. 

The house also provides an indication of the social structure of historic Llancarfan. Unlike the smaller cottages that once housed agricultural labourers and tradespeople, Great House was a substantial property associated with the village's upper yeoman or gentry class. The Conservation Area Appraisal records that it belonged to the Jones family at the beginning of the 19th century. Its position and scale, together with its relationship to Corner House and the church, help to illustrate how the centre of Llancarfan developed as an important rural settlement rather than simply a collection of farm cottages. Today, Great House remains one of the buildings that gives the village much of its distinctive historic character.