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Crickhowell, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 25 September 1986
- Town
- Crickhowell
- Community
- Crickhowell
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.86144, -3.13771
- Cadw reference
- 7161
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Set into a long rubble wall flanking the A40 opposite the crenellated wall of Porth Mawr.
History
Early C19 (shown on 1840 Tithe Map) low
Exterior
2-storey rubble square building with dreseed quoins. Stone tiled pyramidal roof with finial and swept eaves. Modern 12-pane windows recently inserted on 2 sides; smaller window to NW side beside boarded door up steps. Blocked opening to SW road side formerly leading to nail making shop.
Reason for designation
One of 3 in the town used formerly by inns as look-out towers to watch for the arrival of coaches.
Nearby in the register
- AshfieldDomesticunder 1 mi
- St David's RectoryDomesticunder 1 mi
- Boundary wall running north from Porth Mawr Gate-house to Pen-y-dre LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
- 1 Llanbedr RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.