Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ffrwd-ganol
Llanrhystyd, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 14 November 2000
- Locality
- Llanrhystyd
- Community
- Llanrhystyd
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.29450, -4.13504
- Cadw reference
- 24376
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 on S side of by-road, between B4337 and Pen-y-castell. Approximately 1.6km SE of Llanrhystyd. Set behind low rubble forecourt walls.
History
Later C19. Earlier house shown on 1841 Tithe map, then belonging with Ffrwd-fach.
Exterior
Whitewashed rubble construction. Slate roof and slated barges. Rubble gable chimney stacks with stone tabling: thicker to left. three bay front offset to right. Twelve-paned horned sash windows, cambered stone voussoired heads and slate sills. Boarded central door with 2-pane overlight, head as above. Later rubble lean-to against left end, partly of timber/corrugated-iron construction. Right end with small 2-light window to outshut. Full-length rear outshut with two small windows.
Interior
Simple detail. Small parlour. Rear dairy with slate slab shelves.
Reason for designation
Listed as a scarce later C19 farmhouse of regional character with all original features intact.
Nearby in the register
- Defended Enclosure 500m N of Pen y CastellEnclosure - Defensiveunder 1 mi
- Capel RhiwbwysReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- MilestoneTransportunder 1 mi
- Caer PenrhosHillfortunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.