Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lower Peniarth
Meifod, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Peniarth, Meifod, Powys, designated on 26 May 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 26 May 1995
- Locality
- Peniarth
- Community
- Meifod
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.73632, -3.23473
- Cadw reference
- 15988
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 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 151 Welshpool (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1916 · Sheet 60. Shrewsbury. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
A large farm located on the S side of the valley near the valley floor of the Colwyn Brook, with the parlour end downhill.
Exterior
C17. Timber framed, built around with whitewashed stone in the C19. Slate roof. Three bays, Type C lobby entry plan with parlour and service rooms part set into ground above hall, with a store or granary over with access from roadway above. Cowhouse attached to parlour end. Unusually large star-plan stone stack.
Main door with glazed panel and overlight. Six-paned windows with iron casement to lower centre light, 3-light to first floor, and some C20 steel framed windows.
Interior
Not accessible at time of inspection. Parallel spine beams. Framed inner partition recorded by Smith appears to have been altered.
Reason for designation
Included as a good vernacular farmhouse and a significant landmark in the valley.
Nearby in the register
- Tan-y-FronDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ty Tan-y-DerwenDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ysgubor Coed-Oer-LeAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Ty RopDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.