Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Minafon
Henfynyw, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 8 March 1994
- Locality
- Llanerchaeron
- Community
- Henfynyw
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.21773, -4.23201
- Cadw reference
- 14426
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
Facing up the farm lane that leads off the east side of the A482 and situated to the south-east of Pontbrenmydyr. On the west bank of the Afon Mydyr, in sight of Llanerchaeron House.
History
Earlier to mid C19 Llanerchaeron estate cottage.
Exterior
Whitewashed rubble stone with steep hipped roof and stone end stacks, large to left. Two storeys, double fronted and offset to right. Two 4-pane casement pair windows each floor, upper ones under eaves, lower ones and door between with cambered brick heads. Ledged door.
Windowless end walls and rear, the rear unusually with rounded corners, which are sometimes indicative of cob-walled buildings. Added brick lean-to with chimney on rear and corrugated iron lean-to on left end wall.
Reason for designation
Included as a well-preserved C19 estate cottage. Group value with Pontbrenmydyr.
Nearby in the register
- PontbrenmydyrDomesticunder 1 mi
- The ForgeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding to the right of the ForgeAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Railed Lewis Family Memorial at St. Non's ChurchCommemorativeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.