Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Aberbach Cottage
Pencaer, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 14 July 1993
- Locality
- Aberbach
- Town
- Granston/Treopert
- Community
- Pencaer
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.97399, -5.07924
- Cadw reference
- 12964
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 150m E of Aberbach beach, approached by long track from Treseissylt.
Exterior
Early to mid C19 pair of cottages, now one. Whitewashed rubble stone with slate roofs, brick left end stack and whitewashed stone stack to ridge, between cottages. Double-fronted main range to left, with door between 4-pane sashes with slate sills and timber lintels. Half-glazed C20 door. To right is second cottage, possibly converted from outbuilding, with no stack to right end and similar double front, 9-pane casement window to left, C20 stable door to centre and C20 plate glass window to right, openings with timber lintels.
Interior
Interior of left section has fine example of massive internal chimney breast with deep fireplace and timber lintel. Ladder access to loft sleeping platform.
Reason for designation
One of the best surviving single-storey cottages in area. Not apparently marked on 1841 Tithe Map, though of a form more consistent with an earlier date.
Nearby in the register
- Limekiln behind Aberbach BeachIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Carreg Golchfa Defended EnclosurePromontory Fort - coastalunder 1 mi
- North Wing & Low Farm Range to W.of TregwyntDomesticunder 1 mi
- TregwyntDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.