Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Little Gwernfythen Farmhouse
Clyro, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Gwernfythen, Clyro, Powys, designated on 31 January 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 31 January 1995
- Locality
- Gwernfythen
- Community
- Clyro
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.09902, -3.15400
- Cadw reference
- 15330
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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 · 197 Hay (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Isolated position 2km north of Clyro village, on the lower slopes of Clyro hill.
Exterior
Mid C19. Two storey, painted rubble stone farmhouse. Slate roof to the front, and stone-tile and corrugated roof to rear; boarded eaves. Main block of three bays with central six-panel door, tripartite sash windows under stone lintels, stone cills. To west is small range set back with external stone steps leading to boarded loft door (back kitchen/granary). Four squared rubble ridge stacks with oversailing courses. To rear of north east end is hipped two storey dairy wing with asbestos roof and further small-pane sash windows.
Interior
Large flagstone floored dairy with two salting slabs. Slender staircase arch at foot of enclosed oak stairs, wide oak boards to upper floors.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well-preserved late-Georgian farmhouse.
Nearby in the register
- Barn at right angles to Little Gwernfythen FarmhouseAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Lower Wern y PentreDomesticunder 1 mi
- Attached Barn to Wern y PentreAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Castle KinseyMotteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.