Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Orchard Farmhouse
Llanfoist Fawr, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 9 January 1956
- Locality
- Llanellen
- Community
- Llanfoist Fawr
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.79054, -3.00564
- Cadw reference
- 1978
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 1856 "42. Brecon." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
To south-east of Llanellen village on the north-east side of the by-road towards Glan Usk and Llanover.
Exterior
History: c1600 with C18 alterations and recent conversion of attached outbuilding.
Exterior: Single-storey and attic farmhouse of sub-medieval origin. Whitewashed rubble construction under a slate roof with rebuilt brick chimney stack to left. Out of character modern dormers and modern window flanking porch. Diamond mullioned window retained to 2-window rear. Rubble forecourt wall to house. Converted barn to right has shallower pitch to roof.
Interior: Not accessible at time of inspection (Autumn 1995) but recorded as retaining post and panel partition reset in C18, Tudor doorhead, newel stair and A-frame roof structure.
Included notwithstanding recent alterations for the interest of the remaining interior detail.
References: Sir C Fox & Lord Raglan, Monmouthshire Houses, Part II, pp.44 and 116 (2nd edition 1994).
National Monuments Record.
Nearby in the register
- Llanellen BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Parish Church of St HelenReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Oak CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Glan Usk FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.