Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Highcroft
Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales
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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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
High above the road, facing N over the Dee valley. On a levelled site with railed terrace to N.
History
ca 1850 (not shown on 1844 Tithe map); late Georgian style.
Exterior
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.
Interior
Contemporary fireplace and doors retained inside. Staircase has 'S' shaped tread ends and turned newel.
Reason for designation
Group value with Pen-y-Bedw and Pen-y-Bedw Cottage, Croes-y-Beddau and Llwyn Aeron.
Nearby in the register
- Birch VillaDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pen-y-BedwDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pen-y-Bedw CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Llwyn AeronDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.