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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
- Vachelich
- Community
- St. David's and the Cathedral Close
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.88277, -5.22774
- Cadw reference
- 12741
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 western side of lane, facing S over grass track to Llety View.
History
Marked on 1840 Tithe Map.
Exterior
Early C19 small single-storey cottage, much restored. Colourwashed rubble stone with imitation slate roof and stone end stacks, larger stack to W end. Centre door, one very small 4-pane window to left, larger 4-pane window to right, both with stone lintels. One W end window. Unpainted rubble addition to E end with asbestos roof and three C20 4-pane windows.
Interior
Has original cambered timber lintel to W fireplace obscured by C20 beam. Small E fireplace. Sawn timber trusses.
Reason for designation
Included as scarce surviving example of single storey cottage once common in area.
Nearby in the register
- PenberiDomesticunder 1 mi
- Clegyr UchafDomesticunder 1 mi
- CroftuftyDomesticunder 1 mi
- Remains of Medieval Farmhouse with Round Chimney at CroftuftyFarmsteadunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.