Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Awenfa
Troedyraur, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 4 June 1996
- Locality
- Hawen
- Community
- Troedyraur
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.09497, -4.41482
- Cadw reference
- 17623
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated just N of Hawen Chapel graveyard, backing onto small lane and facing graveyard.
History
Early C19 pair of small two-storey houses.
Exterior
Whitewashed rubble stone with slate roofs, and three stone stacks. Two houses, each double fronted with small sash windows and centre door, the facades offset towards centre in mirror image. Small 4-pane casements under eaves and small 4-pane sashes below.
Rear one small ground floor window to each house. Eastern cottage has painted grained woodwork to window frames and ledged door.
Reason for designation
Included as the best surviving example in the area of smaller two-storey traditional houses. Group value with Hawen Chapel.
Nearby in the register
- GlandwrDomesticunder 1 mi
- Hawen Independent ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-box by Rhydlewis Bridge (01239 851427)Communicationsunder 1 mi
- Rhydlewis Stores and Post OfficeCommunicationsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.