Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Circular Pigsty at Beili Gras
Pontardulais, Swansea, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Swansea, Pontardulais, designated on 21 January 1988.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 21 January 1988
- Town
- Swansea
- Community
- Pontardulais
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.71611, -4.01790
- Cadw reference
- 11208
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 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 230 Ammanford (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 230 Ammanford (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1920 · Sheet 100. Llanelly. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Beili Glas is reached from Upper Mill Road by a winding farm track. The pigsty is sited against a garden wall immediately to W of house.
History
Built in the C18 or early C19.
Exterior
C18 or early C19 pigsty in rough rubble stone on a circular plan, the constructional technique is reminiscent of Early Christian beehive huts. Squat proportions with rough domed roof. Dressed stone lintel to low animal entry to W, abutting boundary wall.
Interior
Circular interior with stone corbelled domed vault.
Reason for designation
Included as a very rare and unusual example of a disappearing building type.
Nearby in the register
- Y BwthynDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pant-y-Ffa Round CairnRound Cairn1 mi
- Hope Independent ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funerary1 mi
- Wall and Railings at Hope Independent ChapelNo class recorded1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.