Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Llanfair Farmhouse
Crickhowell, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Maescelyn, Crickhowell, Powys, designated on 25 September 1986.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 25 September 1986
- Locality
- Maescelyn
- Community
- Crickhowell
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.86842, -3.15149
- Cadw reference
- 7270
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)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
To NW of the town and reached by a back road to Tretower N off A40, set back from the road and end on into the hillside.
History
C17/early C18 structure with later alterations particularly to glazing.
Exterior
2-storey, broadly spaced 4-window part colourwashed front incorporating tall steep roof main block and smaller ranges to either end with continuous eaves but flatter pitches particularly to left; possibly contemporary to right but appears to be later extension to left. Asbestos tiled roofs to front, part corrugated to rear; 4 brick chimney stacks with advanced chimney breast to left high gable; wall plates visible to centre. Mainly 2-light casement windows; pitched slate roof to offset rubble porch with recessed modern door.
Interior
Interior not seen but appears to have chamfered cross beams to ground floor.
Nearby in the register
- Maes-Celyn Castle MoundMotteunder 1 mi
- Lodge to MaescelynDomesticunder 1 mi
- Gwernvale chambered cairnChambered long barrowunder 1 mi
- Maescelyn HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.