Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Caerlydan
Kerry, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Dolfor, Newtown, Kerry, Powys, designated on 12 September 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 12 September 1996
- Locality
- Dolfor
- Town
- Newtown
- Community
- Kerry
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.46740, -3.32884
- Cadw reference
- 17287
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)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 165 Montgomery (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located an a steep valley, the Ffos y Wernau, close to and below the road from Newtown to Llandrindod.
Exterior
A small 2-bay 2-storey farmhouse, late C17 to early C18, timber framed with slate roof, weatherboarded to rear, and the gable end clad in corrugated iron, painted with framing. Framing close studded, with tension braces at 2 levels. Added C20 gabled open porch. C20 timber windows in earlier openings. Brick stack between the hall bay and the narrow lower bay, and lean-to at end. Conservatory added to rear.
Reason for designation
Included as a good, well preserved example of a smaller C17-C18 timber framed house using close studding.
Nearby in the register
- CrugynDomesticunder 1 mi
- Crugyn Round BarrowsRound Barrowunder 1 mi
- Crugyn Bank DykeLinear Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Church of St PaulReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.