Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Kestrel Cottage
Maescar, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Defynnog, Brecon, Maescar, Powys, designated on 8 November 1985.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 8 November 1985
- Locality
- Defynnog
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Maescar
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.93918, -3.56387
- Cadw reference
- 86913
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 213 Brecon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated near centre of village in centre of short terraced row on now-blocked junction with main road.
History
Second house of a terrace of three estate cottages, similar to those in the longer Church Row, built c. 1840, but buildings marked on the site on a map of 1829.
Exterior
Terraced cottage, a mirrored pair with No 1, local rubble stone with deep-eaved slate roof and renewed brick left end stack. Two storeys, one-window range with door to right. Windows are timber-mullioned with diagonally set square panes. Tooled chamfered jambs, stone sill and lintel. Ground floor window has sandstone ashlar moulded hoodmould. First floor two-light under eaves, ground floor three-light. Tudor-arched doorway with tooled stone voussoirs and renewed board door.
Interior
Interior not inspected.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as part of an unusual terrace of Tudor style estate cottages.
Nearby in the register
- No.1 Bull TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- No.3 Bull TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cynnog Cottage, No 8 Church RowDomesticunder 1 mi
- No 7 Church RowDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.