Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former Lighthouse-Keepers Cottages
Pencaer, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in 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
- Llanwnda
- Community
- Pencaer
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.02967, -5.07372
- Cadw reference
- 12993
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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)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on Ynys Meicel, a small island joined to NW corner of headland by metal access bridge.
Exterior
1908/9 lighthouse and keepers' cottages, whitewashed rendered walls. Lighthouse has tapering 55ft high round tower with moulded cornice carrying iron balcony rail around big lattice-glazed lantern. Domed metal roof with weathervane. The lantern contains a large Chance lens and is controlled automatically.
Single-storey group of buildings to S, T-plan with 5-bay S end, corniced, with flat roofs, the centre and end bays projecting, each with mullion and transom window. Door in side of centre projection. E side has two windows and centre door. Rendered corniced stacks.
The group of buildings is enclosed in whitewashed rubble boundary wall with pyramid capped gatepiers.
Reason for designation
One of the last traditional lighthouses built by Trinity House in the British Isles.
Nearby in the register
- Strumble Head Lighthouse with associated buildings and boundary wallMaritimeunder 1 mi
- Llanwnwr Cross-SlabCross-marked stoneunder 1 mi
- Carreg LwydDomesticunder 1 mi
- Plas y PincDomestic1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.