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Garth Cottage

Carreghofa, Powys, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Carreghofa, Powys, designated on 5 April 1993.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Garth Cottage, Carreghofa, Powys, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Domestic
Date of designation
5 April 1993
Community
Carreghofa
Unitary authority
Powys
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.78566, -3.09159
Cadw reference
14207

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
  • 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1897 · 137 Oswestry (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1916 · Sheet 60. Shrewsbury. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Location

Situated amongst a scattered group of labourers' houses and cottages on the lower slopes of Llanymynech Hill. C18 and C19, formerly three separate dwellings.

Exterior

Left hand block: late C19, rubble stone with yellow brick front, slate roof, yellow brick end stack, four panelled door with over-light. Ground floor wide cross window with small panes and single opening light; first floor two small-pane casements with beaded mullion frames.

Centre block: late C18, rubble stone, slate roof. Heavy battened plank door with strap hinges set on gudgeon pins, under stone arch head. Left hand ground floor casement window also under stone arch head. Two small casements under eaves with replacement large panes.

Left hand room has large open fireplace with rough chamfered lintel, large exposed beams with small chamfer and exposed joists.

Right hand block: C19, probably former older outhouse rebuilt as dwelling. Stone rubble base, walls raised in yellow brick. Ground floor, large modern window inserted in former doorway. First floor, small-pane metal casements in chamfered wood frames.

Reason for designation

Picturesque grouping with historic interest relating to quarry working or other local industries.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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