Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Maescastell (attached Byre)
Talley, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 1 March 1995
- Locality
- Meascastell
- Community
- Talley
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94992, -4.02521
- Cadw reference
- 15782
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 1860 "41. Caermathen." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Isolated upland farmstead at the end of a long track off the Cwmdu-Llanfynydd by-road ( entrance at Bontgarreg ), reached off the B4302 at Halfway. The former farmhouse stands due north and uphill of the present modern bungalow and yard.
History
Shown on 1839 Tithe map. Owner, John Davies.
Exterior
Early/mid C18 farmhouse with attached lower byre of equal length. Farmhouse rubble built (formerly whitewashed), one and a half storey. Steeply pitched corrugated iron roof with thatch visible underneath. Wooden soffits. Rubble gable chimney stacks with slate tabling; wider to left with drips. Offset 3-window facade. 3 attic windows ( formerly dormers ) with small 4- pane casements ( minus glazing bars to 2 left windows ). Timber lintels. 2 ground floor windows with timber lintels, 2-light 6-pane casement to left, single pane casement to right. Central ( inserted ) doorway blocked, steel framed window inserted. Inserted door to left, brick jambs, timber lintel. Modern half-glazed door.
Lower single storey byre to left; rubble built, corrugated iron roof. Former cross passage door to right, timber lintel, planked stable-type door. ( Original entry to house off cross passage blocked when byre was converted to a milking-parlour ). Brick lean to on left side of door with corrugated iron roof. Door to return elevation of byre with timber lintel. Corrugated iron shed against right end of house. Wnitewashed rear elevation to house with 3 ground floor windows at varying levels; timber lintels. Single-light 4-pane casement to left: the other two are single-light 2-pane casements. 3 doors to rear of byre with wooden lintels,planked doors, steps to left ( cross-passage ) door. Tiny attic window opening near right hand corner.
Interior
The interior was unavailable for inspection. The thatch and plaited underthatch survive and quite probably the roof is of cruck construction. The entry to the house was formerly off the cross passage in the traditional manner.
Reason for designation
Listed as an intact upland Carmarthenshire farmhouse with attached byre.
A fast-disappearing type.
Nearby in the register
- Maescastell (former Farmhouse)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Danycapel (Former Farmhouse)Domesticunder 1 mi
- NantyffinDomesticunder 1 mi
- Blaen-cwm-gwaun-hendy, including attached agricultural rangeDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.