Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Fforest Farmhouse
Glascwm, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Hundred House, Glascwm, Powys, designated on 31 May 1962.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 31 May 1962
- Locality
- Hundred House
- Community
- Glascwm
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.17715, -3.30635
- Cadw reference
- 8812
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 197 Hay (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Set within the earthworks of Colwyn Castle on the N side of the A481 approximately 0.7km SW of Hundred House.
History
Described in 1629 as recently built by John Davies, perhaps re-using stone from the castle. The castle had been built in stone in 1240 as a Marcher stronghold but was disused by the end of the medieval period. The house was altered and heightened in the late C18 or early C19.
Exterior
A 2½-storey house of whitened rubble stone, slate roof and roughcast stack to the R. Openings have wooden lintels in the lower storey, brick segmental heads to the upper storey and attic. The central C19 porch has a segmental arch with freestone voussoirs, and glazed front door. In the lower and middle storeys are 16-pane horned sashes. Two gabled dormers have 12-pane horned sashes. In the R gable end is a small window to the L in each storey. To the R are inserted French doors, with inserted window above and small attic window. The rear has a short gabled rear wing with raked buttress, and added outshut on its R side. A flat-roof projection is to the L. Rear windows are all replacements. The L gable end has a segmental-headed small-pane window upper R, above a lower attached range housing workshops.
Interior
A former entrance hall has an closed-string stair at the rear. The room to the R has spine beams. The house is also said to retain 2 fireplaces with moulded stone jambs, possibly reclaimed from the castle ruins.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special architectural interest as a C17 house enlarged and retaining definite C19 character, retaining C17 interior detail and on the site of a medieval castle.
The farmhouse is surrounded by Scheduled Ancient Monument RD035.
Nearby in the register
- Colwyn CastleMotte and Baileyunder 1 mi
- Hundred House round barrowRound Barrowunder 1 mi
- The Old MillIndustrialunder 1 mi
- The Mount Mound & Bailey Castle, Hundred HouseMotte and Baileyunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.