Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Island Farmhouse
Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Dinas Island, Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, designated on 17 November 1994.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 17 November 1994
- Locality
- Dinas Island
- Community
- Dinas Cross
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.02604, -4.90145
- Cadw reference
- 14949
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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)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 210 Cardigan (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on the promontory called Dinas Island, approached by farm drive from Pwllgwaelod.
History
Early to mid-C19 farmhouse, probably incorporating earlier work; the centre of a large farm encompassing the whole peninsula. Owned by the Harris family in earlier C19 and farmed co-operatively in 1940s by R M Lockley and others as described in his book The Island Farmers, 1946.
Exterior
Two storeys in 2 sections - mid-C19 upper end whitewashed slate-hung 2-window service range altered in later C19, whitewashed rubble with slate roof and stone end stack.
Upper end has 4-pane sashes, 4-panel door and overlight, the windows set well to right. Door is in broad porch, flat slate slab supported on 2-turned wood columns with shallow arched fascia. Outshut rear. Front garden enclosed by rubble wall with iron gate.
Lower service range has wider spacing to left 2-windows than to right 2, 4-pane sashes. The upper ones wit painted brick heads and concrete sills, the lower ones possibly stone voussoirs and rough slate sills. Fourth window to right is set slightly lower. Outbuilding on E end with grouted slate roof and single door.
Reason for designation
A good example of a traditional farmhouse with local slate hanging, once common in the area, now rare.
Nearby in the register
- Dinas Island CastellPromontory Fort - inlandunder 1 mi
- Ruins of Old Church of a St BrynachReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Cwm Dewi FawrDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cwm Dewi FachDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.