Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Forge
Henfynyw, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanerchaeron, Henfynyw, Ceredigion, designated on 21 February 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 21 February 1996
- Locality
- Llanerchaeron
- Community
- Henfynyw
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.21606, -4.23295
- Cadw reference
- 17750
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1848 · 57. Tregaron, SW Quad. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 78. Lampeter. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on S side of A 482 some 2.5 km E of Aberaeron, in iron-railed forecourt.
History
Earlier C19 house and outbuilding, possibly former forge.
Exterior
Whitewashed rubble stone with slate roof and stone end stacks. Two-storey, three-window front with cambered-headed openings and stone voussoirs. Three 9-pane casements above, two 16-pane horned sashes below and centre ledged door. Rubble stone left end wall, lean-to rear.
Outbuilding attached to right has continuous wall, single-storey with roof hipped to right. Two cambered-headed doors with stone voussoirs. Right doorway blocked.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well-preserved earlier C19 house of regional type in late Georgian style.
Nearby in the register
- Outbuilding to the right of the ForgeAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- MinafonDomesticunder 1 mi
- PontbrenmydyrDomesticunder 1 mi
- Monument at Capel NeuaddlwydCommemorativeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.