Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bodcoll
Pontarfynach, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 25 November 2005
- Locality
- Pontarfynach
- Town
- Aberystwyth
- Community
- Pontarfynach
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.37047, -3.83314
- Cadw reference
- 85284
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 prominent position on the NE side of the valley of the Afon Mynach some 1.2km SE of Devil's Bridge.
History
Farmhouse, early C19, marked on 1847 Tithe map as owned by the Hafod estate.
Exterior
Farmhouse, whitewashed rubble stone with slate roofs. Two storeys, three-bay house and lower two-bay
service range to right. House has rendered end stacks, small to left, larger with dripstones to right and
facade is offset to left. C20 uPVC windows in original openings with painted slate sills and stone
voussoirs, smaller windows above. C20 half-glazed door. Old photograph shows 4-pane sashes. Service
range also offset to left has two windows each floor, square above, longer below with stone voussoirs,
C20 uPVC glazing. Small right end stack, shown taller in old photograph, where ground floor left
window was a door.
Large flat-roofed C20 extension to rear.
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Included notwithstanding alterations as part of an upland farmstead of the Hafod Estate, with good traditional buildings.
Nearby in the register
- Pigsties at BodcollAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Former corn barn and stable at BodcollAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Former cartshed and stable or bull-house at BodcollAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Cowshed to SW of farmyard including pitched walkwayAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.