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Rhosson Ganol

St. David's and the Cathedral Close, Pembrokeshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Rhosson, St. David's and the Cathedral Close, Pembrokeshire, designated on 28 July 1992.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Rhosson Ganol, St. David's and the Cathedral Close, Pembrokeshire, 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
28 July 1992
Locality
Rhosson
Community
St. David's and the Cathedral Close
Unitary authority
Pembrokeshire
Country
Wales
Coordinates
51.87950, -5.30234
Cadw reference
12710

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 209 St David's (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Situated on northern side of road to Porthstinian some 50m W of Rhosson Farm.

Early C19 farmhouse, Marked on 1840 Tithe Map.

Possibly incorporating earlier core, in whitewashed roughcast rubble stone with corrugated asbestos roof. Small N end rendered stack and massive square rendered ridge stack. Two storeys. Between the stacks, two-window range of 4-pane sashes, that to ground floor right slightly lower. To right of large stack, ledged door set between roughcast piers with flat slate top. Small C20 metal window to right and small 4-pane window above. Outshut rear in unpainted rubble stone.

Interior: said to have back-to-back fireplaces in main chimney, slate steps up from living room to S end room, to right of living room fireplace, cupboard to left. Staircase in outshut with pair of panelled doors at entry to stair well. Cupboards flanking N end fireplace.

Group value with outbuilding on N side of farmyard.

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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