Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ty-bach at Sycamore Cottage
Llansantffraid, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanerchemrys, Llansantffraid, Powys, designated on 2 March 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 2 March 2004
- Locality
- Llanerchemrys
- Community
- Llansantffraid
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.79839, -3.18795
- Cadw reference
- 82589
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
To south side of Sycamore cottage, in adjacent field.
History
Probably C19; probably contemporary with Sycamore Cottage.
Exterior
A brick-built single-seat earth closet, complete with pit on the downhill side to the rear. Boarded door. Slate roof with tile ridge.
Interior
Whitewashed walls; lacks only the seat.
Reason for designation
An almost intact example of an earth closet, belonging to a smallholder's farmhouse; listed also for group value with Sycamore Cottage.
Nearby in the register
- Sycamore CottageAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding at Sycamore CottageAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Aithnen Canol FarmhouseAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Milestone at AbercynllaithTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.