Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Circular pigsty at Pen-yr-esgym
Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 13 March 2003
- Locality
- Mynydd Carnllechart
- Town
- Swansea
- Community
- Pontardawe
- Unitary authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.75844, -3.91253
- Cadw reference
- 80987
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
Situated in remote location at the site of the former Pen-yr-esgym Farm some 6km NW of the centre of Pontardawe.
History
Late C18 or early C19 corbelled pigsty. The date range for this style of pigsty in Glamorgan is uncertain, but they are noted as early as 1796 by travellers and the latest dated example is 1856 in Gwent.
Exterior
Circular corbelled pigsty, rough rubble stone with grouted domed roof. Some 3m external diameter and approximately 2m high. Dressed stone slab lintel and jambs to low animal entry to W.
Reason for designation
Included as a very rare and unusual example of a disappearing building type using an ancient form of construction.
Nearby in the register
- Bancbryn platform cairnPlatform Cairn1 mi
- Bancbryn cairn cemetery [east]Round Cairn1 mi
- Bancbryn cairn cemeteryRound Cairn1 mi
- Penlle'r CastellCastle1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.