Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Dovecote at Lygan-y-wern
Halkyn, Flintshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Lygan-y-wern, Holywell, Halkyn, Flintshire, designated on 6 November 1962.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 6 November 1962
- Locality
- Lygan-y-wern
- Town
- Holywell
- Community
- Halkyn
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.24590, -3.19302
- Cadw reference
- 284
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the N side of the house.
History
An early C18 dovecote probably contemporary with the house, which is first mentioned c1725.
Exterior
A brick dovecote with hipped slate roof. The upper level has a rounded-headed opening to the loft with replaced wooden pigeon holes and ledges. In the R side wall are 2 doorways to the lower storey under segmental heads and with boarded doors. The rear end wall has a boarded loft door offset to the L side, below which is a replaced window in an earlier segmental-headed opening.
Interior
Not inspected at time of survey, but 1962 description refers to multi-seater privy in ground floor.
Reason for designation
Listed as a rare well-preserved early dovecote, and for group value with the house.
Nearby in the register
- Lygan-y-wernDomesticunder 1 mi
- Gatepiers at Lygan-y-wernGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Cart House and Stable at Bryn AwelAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Bryn AwelDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.