Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Frondorddu Farmhouse, including attached byre
Llanwrthwl, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Frondorddu, Llanwrthwl, Powys, designated on 14 November 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 14 November 2000
- Locality
- Frondorddu
- Community
- Llanwrthwl
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.27778, -3.54338
- Cadw reference
- 24377
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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)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 179 Rhyader (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the N slope of Carn Gafallt reached by farm road to the S of an unclassified road on the S side of the Elan river between Rhayader and Elan village.
History
Built probably in the early C19 but continuing the earlier long-house tradition of incorporating the dwelling and cow house under a single roof. The house and byre are shown on the 1847 Tithe map, when the farm was part of the estate of Lloyd Thomas Lewis of Nantgwillt.
Exterior
A house of single storey with attic and attached cow house, built on a level platform across the hillside, of rubble stone and continuous slate roof. The house, on the R side, is whitewashed and has a later brick stack to the R end. It is double-fronted with lower storey windows under stone segmental heads and gabled half dormers to the attic. All have small-pane casements. The central boarded door is beneath an overlight. The long cow house on the L side has doorways under large timber lintels and loft openings beneath the eaves. A small lean-to is set back against the L gable end.
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well-preserved C19 farm and a good later example of incorporating house and byre under a single roof, a type once common in the region.
Nearby in the register
- Corn Gafallt Cairn CemeteryRound Cairnunder 1 mi
- Elan VillageDomesticunder 1 mi
- No 10Domesticunder 1 mi
- No 9Domesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.