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Gate House and bridge at Ty Mawr

Cowbridge with Llanblethian, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Domestic
Date of designation
16 December 1952
Locality
Aberthin
Community
Cowbridge with Llanblethian
Unitary authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Country
Wales
Coordinates
51.46728, -3.42555
Cadw reference
22298

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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Cadw's description

To S of Ty Mawr, approached by small bridge over Nant Aberthin.

Early C17, contemporary with house, but re-using medieval dressed stone perhaps robbed from one of the nearby castles.

Rectangular 2-storey gatehouse with gables to N & S. Rubble with dressed quoins in Sutton stone; slate roof. Gables have copings and ball-finials; sundial with inscription "DVM SPECTAS FUGIO". Two centred arched doorway with door (C17?) of studded planks with strap hinges. North doorway with Tudor arch. Access to pigeon loft over; 40 nesting holes. West wall of gatehouse has added one-storey bakehouse, matching materials, chimney to L.
In front of gatehouse, small stone bridge over nant Aberthin.

Fireplace and oven beleived to remain in to interior.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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