Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pigsty at Church Cottage
Llanfair, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
A Grade II listed building in St Hilary, Llanfair, Vale of Glamorgan, designated on 1 January 1973.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 1 January 1973
- Locality
- St Hilary
- Community
- Llanfair
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.44991, -3.41764
- Cadw reference
- 16421
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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)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located to the W of Church Cottage, set within its garden, immediately to the W of the parish church of St Hilary and to the S of the Bush Inn.
Exterior
A typical conical Glamorgan pigsty of circular plan. Probably of C19 date. Limestone rubble construction with conical roof rising to approximately 2m in height. Remains of pig pen still evident with stile to the W set within low rubble wall. Bisected by a small flight of steps leading from front of house to rear with feeding trough set to the E of the sty with trough against the flank wall of the house.
Reason for designation
Listed grade II as a rare surviving example of a traditional Glamorgan pigsty.
Nearby in the register
- The Bush Inn PHCommercialunder 1 mi
- Parish Church of St HilaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Churchyard Cross at Parish Church of St HilaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Bassett Family Tomb Enclosure in Churchyard of Parish Church of St HilaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.