Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Morfan
Borth, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 8 December 1997
- Locality
- Borth
- Town
- Borth
- Community
- Borth
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.48887, -4.05105
- Cadw reference
- 19152
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 1830 "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated towards the N end of the E side of the High Street in Borth.
History
One of a row of earlier C19 cottages, possibly marked on the Tithe Map of 1845.
Exterior
Whitewashed render with slate roof and stone stack to right. Two-storey, two-window front offset to left. First floor has 16-pane sashes to left and right and ground floor has similar to right, all with slate sills. Doorway to left has 9-pane C20 glazed door.
Reason for designation
Listed as the centre part of the most well-preserved row of early C19 cottages in Borth. Group value with Sabrina Cottage and Angorfa. Indicative of the early development of the resort.
Nearby in the register
- Sabrina CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- AngorfaDomesticunder 1 mi
- Borth StationTransportunder 1 mi
- SaxatileDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.