Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Old Croftau
Llanfrynach, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 28 July 2005
- Locality
- Cantref
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Llanfrynach
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.90787, -3.40434
- Cadw reference
- 84833
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
In an elevated position 500m SW of Pont-y-Caniedydd on the Afon Cynrig.
History
The original Croftau farmhouse, replaced by a new house on a different site. Probably early to mid C18.
Exterior
Farmhouse, rubble stone with traces of colour-wash, imitation slates to roof and stone end stacks. Two storeys, three-window range, offset to left. Renewed 12-pane sash windows and board door with overlight. Stone voussoirs, stone sills. Right end wall has C20 windows and rear is extended outward in late C20 with four large dormers.
Attached to left, downhill, is former barn with slate roof, close eaves. Large barn opening to right with timber lintel, one loop to right, two loops to left and lower cartshed door to extreme left, timber lintel. Five skylights in roof. Left end wall has three vent loops.
Interior
Ground floor opened up, with four heavy beams and W end large fireplace beam.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as a substantial Georgian farmhouse with attached barn, whose character has been carefully restored.
Nearby in the register
- Pont y CaniedyddTransportunder 1 mi
- Plas-y-Gaer CampHillfortunder 1 mi
- NeuaddDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cwm Gwdi FarmhouseDomestic1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.