Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gorof Melyn
Llanfair-ar-y-Bryn, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Rhandirmwyn, Llandovery, Llanfair-ar-y-Bryn, Carmarthenshire, designated on 25 February 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 25 February 1999
- Locality
- Rhandirmwyn
- Town
- Llandovery
- Community
- Llanfair-ar-y-Bryn
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.07790, -3.77366
- Cadw reference
- 21412
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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)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (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)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated approximately 100m S of the crossroads in Rhandirmwyn village centre.
History
Cottage, probably earlier C19, marked on 1841 Tithe map as Gorof Melyn, owned by Lord Cawdor occupied by Elizabeth Hughes, with 51 acres (20.66 hectares) including the Queens Arms Inn (the present Post Office).
Exterior
Cottage, colourwashed rubble stone with slate roof and shortened N end stone stack (2 modern roof lights to rear pitch). Single storey with loft, double-fronted with large sash each side of door, timber lintels, sashes with marginal glazing bars, half-glazed door. Lean-to on S end with loft light over. SW corner of house is rounded.
Interior
Not accessible on resurvey.
Reason for designation
Included as a good example of the smaller cottage of the region, of group value with the village pound.
Nearby in the register
- The PoundAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- 1 Pannau StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 2 Pannau StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 3 Pannau StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.