Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Farmhouse
St. David's and the Cathedral Close, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 28 July 1992
- Locality
- Ramsey Island
- Community
- St. David's and the Cathedral Close
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.86475, -5.33340
- Cadw reference
- 12697
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on the eastern coast of the island, above the harbour.
History
Early C19, said to have been built 1800.
Ramsey Island was owned by the Bishop of St David's until 1904, leased to John Summers 1798 and Fenton refers to a new house in 1811. But house may have been built for John Evans tenant 1822-32.
Marked on 1840 Tithe Map.
Exterior
Whitewashed rubble stone with low pitched slate roof, larger W end stone stack and smaller brick E stack. Two stories, off-centre three-window range of 16-pane sashes, heads slightly cambered to ground floor windows but not to centre door. NW rear wing with N end concrete steps to loft door, two E side ground floor doors, 12-pane sash and casement above. Rear of main range outshut with 12-pane sash each floor to left and small window each floor to centre. W end wall has 12-pane sash above and fixed 4-pane wide by three ground floor window. Rear wing has W side 12-pane sash and buttress of former lean-to. House was remodelled ca1963; interior lined with thermalite blocks reducing size of rooms, roof replaced entirely.
Nearby in the register
- Lower Tregennis Burial ChamberChambered Tombunder 1 mi
- Long Range of outbuildings to SW of Farmhouse at Treginnis Isaf, including attached walled enclosureAgriculture and Subsistence1 mi
- Treginnis Isaf/Lower TreginnisDomestic1 mi
- Outbuilding to N. of Treginnis Isaf FarmhouseAgriculture and Subsistence1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.