Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Briwnant Cottage and attached cottage
Pontarfynach, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 16 March 2005
- Locality
- Cwmystwyth
- Town
- Aberystwyth
- Community
- Pontarfynach
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.35125, -3.77999
- Cadw reference
- 84249
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
On the N side of the B4574 in Cwmystwyth village some 100m NW of Pentre Farm.
History
Pair of cottages, now one house, mid C19, possibly associated with the lead-mines, with later C19 added small cottage on right. Not marked on 1847 Tithe map, marked on 1891 OS.
Exterior
Pair of cottages now one house with added cottage to right, rubble stone with slate roof, stone left end stacks and right stack on ridge between original and later addition. Two storeys originally, three windows each floor with two slightly narrower doors alternated with windows below. In C20 centre window has become a door and doors each side have become windows. Left end is rendered. Nine pane windows above, twelve-pane below, fixed with single opening pane. Stone voussoirs to ground floor openings, narrower door openings.
Added cottage on right end with 4-pane horned sash over door in narrowed opening, 4-pane sash to right of door. End gable has overhanging verges. Stone right end stack. Outshut rear.
Interior
Not available for inspection.
Reason for designation
Included as a traditional row of houses, possibly associated with the lead-mines.
Nearby in the register
- Gate CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Gatepiers and gates at Hafod LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Hafod LodgeEducationunder 1 mi
- Hafod: Chain Bridge and Gothick ArcadeBridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.