Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Merlin Cottage
Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 1 April 1974
- Locality
- Usk
- Town
- Usk
- Community
- Usk
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.70147, -2.90576
- Cadw reference
- 2164
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
At the top of the street, near Bridge Street, just at the point where New Market Street opens out.
History
Early C19, not shown on Coxe's Map of Usk of 1800. Merlin Cottage was the site of publication of the Merlin Newspaper in early C19.
Exterior
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Reason for designation
Pair of early C19 cottages retaining their character.
Nearby in the register
- Clemendy CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- 5 New Market StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- No.7 New Market Street, and attached iron railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Nook, and attached iron railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.