Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Rhydhowell
Boncath, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Boncath, Pembrokeshire, designated on 25 January 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 25 January 1995
- Locality
- Boncath
- Community
- Boncath
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.00611, -4.61870
- Cadw reference
- 15389
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 210 Cardigan (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated some 1 km S of Boncath, reached via small lane running SW off Bwlchygroes road some 0.5 km SE of Boncath, and track off to W.
History
Probably mid C19 farmhouse, rebuilt after 1837-40 Tithe Map, which shows farm on different site.
Exterior
Mid C19 farmhouse, rubble stone with whitewashed roughcast front, slate roof and stone end stacks, larger to left. Two-storey, three-window range off-set to right, with horned 12-pane sashes and slate sills. Centre C20 door. Rear is outshut.
Interior
High ceilings to ground floor rooms, large fireplace beam to W end room.
Reason for designation
Included as best local example of larger mid C19 farmhouse, little altered.
Nearby in the register
- Outbuilding Range SW of Farmhouse at Kings FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- KingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- WernddofnDomesticunder 1 mi
- Felinwen MillIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.