Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Rhos yr Olchfa
Llangwyryfon, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 15 August 2003
- Town
- Aberystwyth
- Community
- Llangwyryfon
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.28319, -4.08025
- Cadw reference
- 81765
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1830 "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated at the end of a muddy track, off drive to Ty'n-y-mynydd, running S from lane running W towards Mabws from B4576 NW of Capel Moriah.
History
Small end-entry farmhouse, probably earlier to mid C19 with facade much offset for a deep kitchen chimney. Farmed by Lewis Jones in 1926.
Exterior
House, whitewashed rubble stone with slate close eaved roof and stone end stacks with projecting caps and dripcourses. Two storey two window front offset to right with 4-pane sashes, and slate sills. Renewed window heads to ground floor in black brick. Gable ends have renewed bargeboards. Entry door in left end wall of rear outshut, door with stone voussoirs and small window over. Two windows in right end wall of outshut, 2 windows to outshut rear, very small to right.
Reason for designation
Included as one of the group of end-entry small farmhouses typical of this region, becoming scarce.
Nearby in the register
- Attached range of outbuildings at CefnmabwsAgriculture and Subsistence1 mi
- CefnmabwsDomestic1 mi
- Rhydlas UchafDomestic1 mi
- Wern FachDomestic1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.