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Outbuilding at Wern Ddu

Llangain, Carmarthenshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Johnstown, Carmarthen, Llangain, Carmarthenshire, designated on 8 August 2002.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Outbuilding at Wern Ddu, Llangain, Carmarthenshire, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Date of designation
8 August 2002
Locality
Johnstown
Town
Carmarthen
Community
Llangain
Unitary authority
Carmarthenshire
Country
Wales
Coordinates
51.83628, -4.36029
Cadw reference
26836

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1860 · 41. Caermathen. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 229 Carmarthen (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Situated just W of Wern Ddu on the S side of Alltyknap Road some 2.2 km NW of Llangain village.

Lofted outbuilding range, probably earlier C19.

Outbuilding, whitewashed rubble stone with slate close eaved roof, Two storeys with loft reached from higher level at right end. Front has 2 small square loft windows and one longer door under eaves and 3 doors below with stone voussoirs, the right door not aligned with door above, but set slightly further right.

Included as a C19 lofted outbuilding, of group value with Wern Ddu.

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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