Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Arhosfa
Kerry, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Dolforgan, 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
- Dolforgan
- Town
- Newtown
- Community
- Kerry
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.50117, -3.26337
- Cadw reference
- 17295
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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 within the prominent group of service buildings, by the side of the main Kerry to Newtown road, and set behind Sunnycroft.
History
Arhosfa, with the former stables and sawmill, provided a consciously picturesque group of service building in the park of Dolforgan hall, built by Walton family at the end of the C19. The house, said to have been originally built as a piggery, is now converted to a dwelling.
Exterior
Painted timber framing on brick, with hipped slate roofs with cut openwork bargeboards. 'Z'-plan, with entrance on W side of main range. C20 doors and windows. Flat roofed extension in re-entrant angle at rear.
Reason for designation
Included to complete the group of three conspicuous buildings which formed the Dolforgan estate buildings and are a prominent feature at the W approach to Kerry.
Nearby in the register
- SunnycroftDomesticunder 1 mi
- Dolforgan sawmillIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Dolforgan Lodge (West) with gate screen, piers and gate formerly to Dolforgan HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Dolforgan Lodge (East)Domesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.