Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Upper Litton Farmhouse
Whitton, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 16 March 1992
- Locality
- Litton
- Community
- Whitton
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.29805, -3.09061
- Cadw reference
- 9103
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
Secluded position on the northern slopes of Litton Hill and lying above the River Lugg. Approached via a long track from Whitton Bridge.
History
Late C18/early C19.
Exterior
Two storeys, coursed rubble stone, limewashed, rendered to south, slate roof. Flush brick end stack to north, massive projecting stone stack to south end with 2 offsets. Three window range to garden front, stone voussoirs, wooden casements with centre opening light and chamfered mullions. Gabled stone porch with open arch, single light windows, bargeboads and pendant. East elevation to farm, plainer with random smaller two-light casements. Framed plank doors.
Interior
Retains original plan and features except for blocked fireplaces. Four panel doors with looped spring door catches, beaded boxed beams, bedroom fireplace surrounds with moulded recessed panels.
Reason for designation
Included in the listing as a good example of a late vernacular farmstead which has a good landscape setting and survives largely unaltered.
Nearby in the register
- Outbuildings lying to the N & W of Upper LittonAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Outbuildings to NE of Upper LittonAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Castell Foel-AlltMotte and Baileyunder 1 mi
- Farm Buildings (B) to E of Pilleth CourtAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.