Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pigsties at Pen-Y-Bont Farm
Bro Machno, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Bro Machno, Conwy, designated on 17 July 1992.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 17 July 1992
- Community
- Bro Machno
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.02348, -3.81855
- Cadw reference
- 5883
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 119 Snowdon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Pen-y-Bont Farm is immediately to SE of main road, approx 2km SW of Penmachno village. Pigsties are to W of house, parallel to road.
Exterior
C19 pigsties (with privy attached). Standard 'in and out' type of sties with inner covered sleeping areas and small yards. Double pitch slate roof, front slope of roof facing house and yard sweeps down lower than rear slope over doors to covered accommodation. Local stone walling and boundary walls to small yards.
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with other buildings in this interesting C19 estate-built farm.
Nearby in the register
- Stable & Cartshed Block at Pen-Y-Bont FarmDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pen-Y-Bont FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Barn/Cowhouse Range at Pen-Y-Bont FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Haybarn at Pen-Y-Bont FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.