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Pigsties at Pen-Y-Bont Farm

Bro Machno, Conwy, Wales

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

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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "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).

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Cadw's description

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.

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.

Listed for group value with other buildings in this interesting C19 estate-built farm.

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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