Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Shelf for Bee-Skeps in rear Garden Wall of Y Garn
Mathry, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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
- 51.95738, -5.12157
- Cadw reference
- 12945
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 some 300m SE of Abercastle, on N side of road to Mathry.
History
Mid C19 farmhouse,
Exterior
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
- 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.