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Highcroft

Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Pen-y-coed, Llangollen, Denbighshire, designated on 22 December 1989.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Highcroft, Llangollen, Denbighshire, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Domestic
Date of designation
22 December 1989
Locality
Pen-y-coed
Community
Llangollen
Unitary authority
Denbighshire
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.96876, -3.15683
Cadw reference
1266

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
  • 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 121 Wrexham (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 121 Wrexham (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

High above the road, facing N over the Dee valley. On a levelled site with railed terrace to N.

ca 1850 (not shown on 1844 Tithe map); late Georgian style.

2-storey with rendered elevations and hipped slate roof with boarded eaves and stock brick chimney stacks. 3-window front with rusticated quoins and plinth; stone lintels and cornices to ground floor windows; central blind roundel. 12-pane sashes to 1st floor and tripartite small pane sashes below. Panelled double doors to centre with side and over-lights. 2-window right hand side with similar detail; 12 and 16-pane sashes and small pane French window to right. 3-storey left hand side again with similar detail; camber headed windows to lower floor. 2 window cross range projects at rear with hooded doorway. Similar detail to rear with twin gables and attached rubble outhouse and greenhouse; red brick lean-to at centre.

Contemporary fireplace and doors retained inside. Staircase has 'S' shaped tread ends and turned newel.

Group value with Pen-y-Bedw and Pen-y-Bedw Cottage, Croes-y-Beddau and Llwyn Aeron.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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