Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Upper Danyforest
Llanigon, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Danyforest, Llanigon, Powys, designated on 20 June 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 20 June 1995
- Locality
- Danyforest
- Community
- Llanigon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.05488, -3.11509
- Cadw reference
- 16107
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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)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
The farmhouse is situated on rising land south of Cusop, on the south side of a partly metalled track.
History
The house dates from the second half of the 17th century; it has a cowhouse originally accessible from within the house but is aligned with the contours. The house has a two-room plan with an axial chimney and chimneyside stairs. The original front door may have led into the unheated room and there is a blocked external door at the back of the chimney.
Exterior
1 storey with semi-attic, stone with corrugated asbestos & iron roof half-hipped on E; windows C19 & C20 wooden casements. N: C19 plank door & hood, inserted; extended stone slab to E probably to original door & window; W end, old plank door under chamfered lintel. W: timber-lintelled old hayloft entrance. S: blocked central door now a window under stone slab. Internal chimney with moulded cornice, 2 periods, repaired with brick. Lean-to addition to N, modern, rendered, slate roof, metal windows.
Interior
Hall, fireplace with chamfered beam & monolithic jambs, stone chimney-side stairs, deep-chamfered ceiling beam. Inner room: plain joists. Former cowhouse: blocked door to house, miscellaneous ceiling beams; roof 2 bays, tiebeam & collar, wide purlins.
Reason for designation
A small farmhouse dating from the second half of the 17th century with the main features of its interior intact and an original cowhouse under a continuous roof.
Nearby in the register
- Barn at LlangwathanAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Llangwathan FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pen-y-Wyrlod Long BarrowChambered long barrowunder 1 mi
- Farm Building to W of New Forest FarmhouseAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.