Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Coygen
Honddu Isaf, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 16 February 2005
- Locality
- Lower Chapel
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Honddu Isaf
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.02378, -3.39922
- Cadw reference
- 83675
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
In a remote location reached by a long track some 1.8km NE of Lower Chapel.
History
Early C19 farmhouse with 1696 datestone with Powel arms and motto (Ddim Duw yn unig), said to have been moved from Castell Madoc in the C19 when a daughter of Castell Madoc rebuilt the farmhouse. Sold to present owners by the estate.
Marked on 1839 Tithe map as owned by David Kirkby of Battle House, occupied by David Davies with 194 acres (78.6 hectares). Farmed by John Jones 1926.
Exterior
Farmhouse, colourwashed rubble stone with slate roof and C20 brick end stacks. Two storeys, three-window range of large sashes, 16-pane each side, 12-pane to centre over C20 door and overlight. Purple stone 1696 gable-headed plaque with carved arms over door. Stone voussoirs, stone sills. Rendered left end wall. Outshut rear with big chimney.
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Included as a late Georgian style farmhouse with important carved stone of 1696 on front.
Nearby in the register
- Castell Madoc RingworkMotteunder 1 mi
- Castell MadocDomestic1 mi
- Castle Madoc MoundMotte1 mi
- Nos 1 and 2 Castle Madoc Cottages and attached DovecoteDomestic1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.