Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Fynnon Ddu
Tirymynach, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llangorwen, Aberystwyth, Tirymynach, Ceredigion, designated on 12 November 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 12 November 1997
- Locality
- Llangorwen
- Town
- Aberystwyth
- Community
- Tirymynach
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.43336, -4.06168
- Cadw reference
- 19070
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1830 map "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 163 Aberystwyth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated to W of B 4572 some 300m W of Pont Llangorwen.
History
Mid to later C19 Cwmcynfelin estate farmhouse, dated 1864 on roof beam. The unusual lattice glazing also appears on Hen-gwm, nearby. 1847 Tithe Map shows house on site owned by M D Williams of Cwmcynfelin, occupied by Thomas Oliver.
Exterior
Substantial 2-storey, T plan farmhouse. Walls are of coursed Silurian shale. Slate roofs with plain red ridges, and shallow eaves and verges. E range has stone end stacks and a further stack is on rear ridge where W wing abuts. Windows are 2-light casements with timber latticed glazing, stone voussoirs and slate sloping sills. 3-window E front, with C20 hard-wood door to left, ground floor right window is a 3-light latticed replacement. N end has 2 similar windows to first floor. S end has one similar ground floor window to left and altered single-light to right. S side of rear wing has similar 2-window range, and latticed triple casement in W end wall. NW rear lean-to in angle with lean-to C20 concrete porch.
Interior
E range has a centre passage, also a cross-passage at the S end. Roof-member dated 1864. W wing contains large open fire-place at the E end, with heavy oak chimney bressumer and ceiling beams.
Reason for designation
An distinctive mid C19 estate farmhouse, retaining its original character, particularly the timber latticed fenestration.
Nearby in the register
- Crow's Nest, No 4 The CrossDomesticunder 1 mi
- Llangorwen CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pont LlangorwenTransportunder 1 mi
- No 3 The CrossDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.