Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Tanycastell
Llanfarian, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanychaearn, Aberystwyth, Llanfarian, Ceredigion, designated on 24 February 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 24 February 2004
- Locality
- Llanychaearn
- Town
- Aberystwyth
- Community
- Llanfarian
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.38953, -4.07690
- Cadw reference
- 82513
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1830 map "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 178 Llanilar (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated some 400m NE of Llanychaearn church down a short drive leading NW from Pont Tanycastell.
History
Earlier C19 large farmhouse. In 1841, Catherine Jones farmed 148 acres(60 hectares), and lived here with 3 sons, one daughter and 4 servants. Marked on 1845 Tithe map. Sold in 1870 with 164 acres(66.4 hectares), by Nanteos estate to M L V Davies of Tanybwlch. In 1881, Lewis Lewis was the farmer of 200 acres(81 hectares) here, in 1926 farmed by John Corfield & Son. Sold with the Tanybwlch estate in 1936. RCAHMW recorded a most interesting Welsh inscription on a re-used fireplace beam "WE EI OEDRAN YW XX/1685" (WE HIS AGE IS 20/1685).
Exterior
C19 farmhouse in rubble stone with slate gabled roofs and stone end stacks. Two-storey, 3-window main range with slightly lower 2-window service range to right. Main range has centre 6-panel timber door with rectangular traceried overlight and slate hood on slate brackets. Horned 4-pane sashes with slate sills, all with cambered heads and stone voussoirs. Service range has smaller similar 4-pane sashes 2 each floor, those above small and square. Large stone end stack. Door to right gable end, 6-panel with overlight and hood on slate brackets.
Interior
Not available for inspection at survey.
Reason for designation
Included as a good example of a traditional C19 stone farmhouse.
Nearby in the register
- Garden wall, gates and railings at Ty'n y LonDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ty'n y LonDomesticunder 1 mi
- Castle Tan-y-CastellRingwork and baileyunder 1 mi
- Milestone near Crugyn DimaiTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.