Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Garn Fawr
Pencaer, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Garn Fawr, Llanwnda, Pencaer, Pembrokeshire, designated on 14 July 1993.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 14 July 1993
- Locality
- Garn Fawr
- Town
- Llanwnda
- Community
- Pencaer
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.00650, -5.06400
- Cadw reference
- 12967
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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 prominently on S slope of Garn Fawr, on W side of lane from Harmony to Strumble Head.
History
Cottage occupied from 1963 by painter and stained-glass artist John Piper.
Exterior
Earlier C19 cottage in whitewashed rubble stone with grouted slate roof and stone end wall stacks, larger to W. Single-storey with centre glazed C20 door and renewed 6-pane sash each side. Loft light in E end wall. Added rear lean-to. Interior altered.
Front court enclosed by stone and earth banks.
Reason for designation
Included as prominent and little altered example of a single-storey cottage in Pencaer, and for historical association with John Piper.
Nearby in the register
- Studio Cottage to N.of Garn Fawr CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Garn Fawr CampHillfortunder 1 mi
- Garn Fechan CampHillfortunder 1 mi
- Talygaer, PwllderiDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.