Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Moonstone
Fishguard and Goodwick, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 24 November 1978
- Locality
- Fishguard
- Town
- Fishguard
- Community
- Fishguard and Goodwick
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.99471, -4.97338
- Cadw reference
- 26041
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated in stepped terrace set back from and above the street line, between Nos 6 and 8.
History
Late C18 to mid C19. Building shown on this site on 1844 tithe map.
Exterior
Terraced house, stone rubble walls, with slate roof and end stacks, of stone rubble to left and a higher one of brick, to right. Two-storey and cellar, 3-window range with 12-pane sash windows and central doorway. Original 6-panelled door with top 4 panels fielded and plain overlight. Doorway to cellar beneath left hand window, with ledged door. All openings have black brick C20 voussoirs, the upper floor heads slightly more cambered.
Forecourt and flight of 9 steps enclosed by high stone rubble walls; entry at base of steps to left, flanked by rough piers of stone rubble. Later wing at rear.
In previous listing, roof was of grouted cement and walls were colourwashed.
Reason for designation
Included as part of stepped terrace prominent on approach to the upper town.
Nearby in the register
- 8 Hill TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bryn HaulwenDomesticunder 1 mi
- 5 Hill TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- 4 Hill TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.