Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Open Bay Cow House at Cilwendeg Farm
Boncath, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Capel Colman, Boncath, Pembrokeshire, designated on 25 January 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 25 January 1995
- Locality
- Capel Colman
- Community
- Boncath
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.01852, -4.59263
- Cadw reference
- 15396
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 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)
- 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 · 211 Newcastle Emlyn (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated along SW side of farmyard.
History
Earlier C19 long single-storey range with arched openings, probably cow-houses as fronting onto walled yards.
Exterior
Earlier C19 long range of cow-houses, rubble stone with corrugated asbestos roof. From right, an enlarged opening with C20 metal door, then six elliptical-arched entries with cut Cilgerran stone voussoirs, the first infilled, then door with timber lintel set close between first and second, adjoining cow-yard wall, second is infilled with window, the other four are open. Beyond, opening onto smaller yard at higher level, are four close-spaced round-arched openings with square piers and Cilgerran stone voussoirs. The outer two are blocked. At the left end is an added short section with door and stone voussoirs to head.
Seven-bay roof at right end, then ten bays, tie-beam trusses possibly replaced, then four-bay roof with collar-trusses and three-bay added end section. Rear of ten-bay section has a blocked arch.
Reason for designation
Included for group value, enclosing upper end of farmyard.
Nearby in the register
- The Counting House at Cilwendeg FarmDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lofted Cartshed at Cilwendeg FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Barn & Stable Range at Cilwendeg FarmDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Shell House Cilwendeg FarmGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.