Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
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Ceiriog Ucha, Wrexham, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanarmon Estate, Ceiriog Ucha, Wrexham, designated on 23 May 2003.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 23 May 2003
- Locality
- Llanarmon Estate
- Community
- Ceiriog Ucha
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.90017, -3.25513
- Cadw reference
- 81155
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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)
- 1897 · 137 Oswestry (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
The farm is reached off the E side of a track which runs N from Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog towards Nantyr. It is approx 1.5km from the village centre. The cottage faces S and is built along the slope with downhill end to E.
History
Small estate worker''''''''''''''''s cottage or small-holding, probably late C18 or early C19, and shown on the tithe map of 1839. The Llanarmon estate was formerly owned by the Duke of Westminster. A stable was added during the C19.
Exterior
Two-storey 2-window cottage, with agricultural range in line. Rubble stone, roughcast to dwelling, slate roof, rubble stone plinth. Stone end stacks, that to R external. Lower adjoining range to L, probably a former stable. Front entrance offset slightly to L with boarded door, flanked by small wooden 4-pane windows. Aligned above are tall 2-light casements with large panes. The adjoining farm range is of random stone under a slate roof, the openings with segmental brick heads. Central entrance with split doors. Planked door to far R, between which is a small 2-light casement window. Similar casement to far L. Large C20 6-pane window to W gable end. Rear of house is not roughcast and has no openings; rear of farm range has small wooden 4-pane window to L and 2-light casement to R, both C20.
Interior
No access to interior at time of inspection.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good unaltered example of a C18 estate worker''''s cottage with attached agricultural range, retaining its vernacular character.
Nearby in the register
- Cow-house with adjoining cart-shed S of FodwenAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- FodwenDomesticunder 1 mi
- Mynydd Bach CampHillfortunder 1 mi
- Secondary Dwelling at Hafod AdamsDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.