Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Y Garn
Mathry, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Abercastle, Mathry, Pembrokeshire, designated on 29 April 1993.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 29 April 1993
- Locality
- Abercastle
- Community
- Mathry
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.95734, -5.12182
- Cadw reference
- 12944
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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)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated some 300m SE of Abercastle, on N side of road to Mathry.
Exterior
Mid C19 farmhouse, unpainted roughcast over rubble stone with grouted slate roof and roughcast end stacks, larger to left. Two-storey three-window front of 12-pane hornless sashes with slate sills, centre ledged door reached up 4 steps. Rubble stone N end wall with small 12-pane stair light. Outshut rear. Attached NE outbuilding with grouted slate roof and W end door.
In N wall of rear garden is sunk shelf with slate lintel for bee-skeps.
Interior
sawn pine floor timbers, small stair to right of fireplace with oak lintel.
Reason for designation
A very little altered traditional house, still with original windows. Group value with outbuildings.
Not marked on 1843 Tithe Map.
Nearby in the register
- Shelf for Bee-Skeps in rear Garden Wall of Y GarnDomesticunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding to NW of Y GarnAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-box opposite Abercastle MillCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Abercastle Mill/Felin AbercastellIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.