Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pigeon house at Abercamlais
Trallong, Powys, Wales
A Grade II* listed building in Abercamlais, Brecon, Trallong, Powys, designated on 17 January 1963.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 17 January 1963
- Locality
- Abercamlais
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Trallong
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94997, -3.50812
- Cadw reference
- 6787
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 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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 213 Brecon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated W of the house at Abercamlais on a bridge over the Camlais.
History
C18 stone octagonal dovecote or pigeon house set on a square base straddling the Camlais brook, the base formerly a privy.
Exterior
Dovecote, rubble stone, two storeys. The square base has segmental arched opposed E and W entries, with stone voussoirs, and an iron gate in the W entry. Small window on S, blocked N window. The tall octagonal dovecote is windowless with octagonal stone-tiled roof, louvred octagonal lantern, and ogee curved octagonal dome, with fox weathervane. The wall face is stepped in on E and W between base and octagon, but rises sheer on the N and S, the step clad in stone tiles. The dovecote is set on a bridge over the Camlais with broad low segmental arch and stone voussoirs.
Interior
Interior is open right up, the ground floor with oak lintels carrying the inset E and W
walls, and diagonal beams carrying the diagonal faces, which have some timber framing.
Reason for designation
Graded II* for its exceptional interest as an elaborate architectural dovecote of the C18.
Nearby in the register
- Bridge over Camlais to N of the Pigeon House at AbercamlaisTransportunder 1 mi
- Abercamlais including Dovecote CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Abercamlais Bridge/ Pont Abercamlais and door in attached wall to NETransportunder 1 mi
- Stable Court at AbercamlaisDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.