Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Aithnen Canol Farmhouse
Llanfechain, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Aithnen, Llanfechain, Powys, designated on 28 January 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 28 January 2004
- Locality
- Aithnen
- Community
- Llanfechain
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.79083, -3.18556
- Cadw reference
- 82416
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)
- 1897 · 137 Oswestry (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
At east side of a minor road (Ystryd y Ceunant), 2 km north-east of Llangedwyn village.
History
A timber-framed farmhouse, perhaps C17; encased in brickwork in the C19. One of a group of farms in this locality linked by the name Aithnen, all formerly occupied by members of the Davies family.
Exterior
A farmhouse mainly in brickwork with some surviving timber framing at the rear. The front is in local red brickwork in Flemish Garden Wall bond, with slate roof, tile ridge and brickwork mid chimney. Two light casement windows above, three light casement windows below.
Interior
Three-unit layout with chimney between the middle and east units; lobby entry plan.
Reason for designation
A farmhouse of vernacular type, retaining signs of its timber framing; the front has been rebuilt in brick, presenting an unaltered example of a local red brick type.
Nearby in the register
- Aithnen Farmhouse with Attached OutbildingsAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Ty-newydd FarmhouseAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Barn at Pentre-isafAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Pentre-isaf FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.