Pig Sty at Tan y ffordd

Glantwymyn, Powys, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Cemmaes, Glantwymyn, Powys, designated on 5 August 2004.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Pig Sty at Tan y ffordd, Glantwymyn, Powys, with a pin at the register's coordinates — Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation: Listed building, Grade II
Broad class: No class recorded
Date of designation: 5 August 2004
Locality: Cemmaes
Community: Glantwymyn
Unitary authority: Powys
Country: Wales
Coordinates: 52.63913, -3.72128
Cadw reference: 83036

TodayHistorical map

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
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)
1899 · 150 Dinas-Mawddwy (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Location

Located in the garden to the N of Tan y ffordd.

History

Mid-late C19; not shown on the tithe map, but shown on the Ordnance Survey of 1891.

Exterior

A pair of pig sties of rubble stone under a slate roof. Full-height doorways grouped to centre with slate quoins. Pens with dividing wall and central square pier to front, flanked by narrow doorways. To L and R of the doorways are slate-lined chutes for depositing swill. The walls have large slate copings.

Reason for designation

Listed as a pig sty retaining its character and for group value with Cemmaes Bychan and Tan y ffordd.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0

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