Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pen-y-llwyn, also known as Penllwyn.
Castle Caereinion, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Castle Caereinion, Powys, designated on 26 October 1953.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 26 October 1953
- Locality
- Castle Caereinion
- Town
- Castle Caereinion
- Community
- Castle Caereinion
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.63702, -3.24352
- Cadw reference
- 7691
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)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 151 Welshpool (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1916 · Sheet 60. Shrewsbury. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located on a platform site, SW of Castle Caereinion village, and reached by a rising track from off the B4385, approximately 400m S of the church.
History
The building is said by Haslam to occupy a site of a grange of Strata Marcella Abbey, although this has not been verified by Williams. The present building is of two builds, both within the timber framing tradition, the earlier, upper section probably of the early C17; the added parlour on the E of the mid-later C17.
Exterior
Timber framed, and partly of stone, with new slate roof coverings. Two storeys, of 2 builds, the upper section at the W of 2 bays and the lower parlour also of 2 bays. The upper section consists of small square panels with limewashed infill; the parlour section is jettied, underbuilt with rubble masonry on the S side, and with a moulded bressumer on four decorated heavy brackets, linked by a notched timber string. This section is 3 panels high on the upper floor. The E gable end is also jettied, the brackets decorated with a scooped cross and annulet on each face, the upper framing having quadrant braces to each square panel, and a jettied roof gable on plain brackets, with the bressumer enriched with an arcuate carved design. Double purlin roof with new cut bargeboards. New oak windows with leaded glazing and a boarded front door at the junction of the two builds. Brick stack also at this junction. An added stack is on the upper gable.
Interior
3-unit plan including fine principal room with deeply chamfered beams panelling the ceiling, and counter-changing chamfered joists.
Reason for designation
Included as a fine example of the mid C17 development of an earlier house, using decorative timber framing.
Nearby in the register
- The Old RectoryDomesticunder 1 mi
- Orchard Cottage and BrooksideDomesticunder 1 mi
- Sundial in churchyard, Church of St Garmon.Religious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St GarmonReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.