Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ystradffin
Llanfair-ar-y-Bryn, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Ystradffin, Llandovery, Llanfair-ar-y-Bryn, Carmarthenshire, designated on 8 July 1966.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 8 July 1966
- Locality
- Ystradffin
- Town
- Llandovery
- Community
- Llanfair-ar-y-Bryn
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.10458, -3.77139
- Cadw reference
- 10924
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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)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (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)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1963 · Map No. 20 - Local Government Commission for Wales : [Definitive maps showing proposed… (National Library of Scotland)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated E of the minor road leading to Llyn Brianne in the valley of the Afon Tywi, some 3.5km N of the centre of Rhandirmwyn.
History
Farmhouse rebuilt in the early C19 for the Cawdor estate, but retaining the thick front walls and some internal features of a C17 house. Richard Fenton in 1809 noted 'nothing now appears but a large farmhouse and the old outhouses' but the house was noted from the C16. Rhys ap William was High Sheriff in 1549, his son Thomas Williams was High Sheriff of three counties between 1577 and 1592. His widow married in 1607 the legendary Thomas Jones (Twm Shon Catti) who died in 1609. She then married Sir George Devereux of Llwynybrain, uncle of the Earl of Essex. Later in the C17 and in the C18 owned by the Price family, and by late C18 part of the estate of the Campbell family, Earls of Cawdor. Marked in the 1771 Cawdor map-book as having 468 acres (189.54 hectares). There is said to be a piece of timber in the house dated 1672 with the initials MD.
Exterior
Farmhouse, rubble stone front, formerly whitewashed and whitewashed sides and rear. Slate roof and rendered end wall stacks. Two storeys, 3-window range of cambered- headed 16-pane horned sashes with stone voussoirs and stone sills. Half-glazed door with similar head and voussoirs. Roughcast N end with loft light. NE rear wing with red brick E stack, outshut to N, rubble stone E wall. Outshut has straight joint.
Interior
Not available for inspection, but front wall at right is of exceptional thickness and S front room is said to have been used as a court-room with seat in window embrasure. There is also said to be a corner hole used for hanging the condemned. Thick heavily moulded beams may be C17.
Reason for designation
Included as a good example of a substantial late Georgian estate farmhouse rebuilt incorporating parts of a C17 house.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St PaulinusReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- NantyffinRecreationalunder 1 mi
- Ty Newydd Standing StoneStanding Stoneunder 1 mi
- Cerrig Cedny round cairnRound Cairnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.