Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cottage just E of Minrheidol
Melindwr, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 26 May 2004
- Locality
- Cwm Rheidol
- Town
- Aberystwyth
- Community
- Melindwr
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.39469, -3.94188
- Cadw reference
- 82802
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 about 10m E of Minrheidol, on N side of road, about 1.1km W of junction with lane from Aberffrwd.
History
Very small mid C19 two-storey one-room-plan cottage, possibly intended as one of a pair. It may be associated with the lead-mines in the valley.
Exterior
Small stone faced house, partially whitewashed, slate close-eaved roof, and brick right end chimney on large projecting rubble stone chimneybreast. Door with bi-colour painted brick head to left, similar head to 12-pane sash window to right, with first floor 4-pane sash above, head under eves. Area above door has been possibly rebuilt, and is not whitewashed. Windowless right end wall of rubble stone, painted to mid height of first floor, with projecting chimney breast sloped in at top to brick chimney shaft.
Reason for designation
Included as a rare example of a one-room plan small two storey cottage, retaining good traditional character.
Nearby in the register
- Pen-y-Felin Wynt HillfortHillfortunder 1 mi
- Tan-y-Ffordd HillfortHillfortunder 1 mi
- Milestone between Capel Bangor and GoginanTransportunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding at Glan RheidolAgriculture and Subsistence1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.