... The only other major change to Treowen throughout its history came in the 18th century when it lost the top storey of the front half of the building, giving it a rather lopsided look from certain angles. As Mark Girouard wrote in Country Life in 1960: "There is something very moving about the distant view of Treowen, rising suddenly, high and lonely, out of the fields. It has no park, for it has been a farm since the 17th century, but the lack of elaborate setting suits its character. It is not a sophisticated building but strong, massive and generous. The depredations of time and fallen fortune have removed a good deal, but nothing has been added: everything that is there is genuine, unaltered work of its age."