Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Watermill at Glandwr
Llandysul, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Castell Hywel, Llandysul, Ceredigion, designated on 13 January 1993.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 13 January 1993
- Locality
- Castell Hywel
- Community
- Llandysul
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.11774, -4.27121
- Cadw reference
- 10593
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 194 Llangranog (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 78. Lampeter. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on E side of farmyard, down track of some 400m running E from road opposite junction with back lane to Bwlchyfadfa.
History
W Woodward established the Cardigan Engineering and Fountry Co at the Mwldan Foundry Cardigan in 1880, the works being taken over by another firm in 1886.
Exterior
Later C19 water-mill. Long rubble stone range with slate roof and red brick cambered heads to openings. Two storeys. W front has (from right) door, window and door with cambered heads, 2 loading doors under eaves above, then to left, 2 small openings and door with cambered head.
Rear has centre full-height door, small windows to left and big iron waterwheel at left end, formerly overshot from leat on embankment, the wheel made by W Woodward of Cardigan.
Reason for designation
A rare surviving farm water-mill retaining its water wheel.
Nearby in the register
- Yr EfailDomesticunder 1 mi
- Castell HywelDomesticunder 1 mi
- GwaralltyrynDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cartshed range to left of GwaralltyrynAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.