Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Outbuildings lying to the N & W of Upper Litton
Whitton, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 16 March 1992
- Locality
- Litton
- Community
- Whitton
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.29828, -3.09081
- Cadw reference
- 9105
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
Exterior
One-and-a-half storey stone stable immediately to the north of the farmhouse, part weatherboarded, slate roof. Stone voussoir arch to door and window with external shutter. Cobble floor, central partition, one end used as cowsheds. Harness room has elaborate wooden fireplace mantle with carved brackets and panelled frieze - possibly taken from the house to use as a shelf.
Privy: In rear of garden built over a stream. Coursed rubble, sloping tin roof, single hole wooden seating.
Cartshed: Two bay, stone rubble, open fronted with timber posts set on concrete plinths, tin roof. Breeze block fronted stable with weatherboarded loft adjoining on north end.
Reason for designation
All included for group value with Upper Litton Farmhouse.
Nearby in the register
- Upper Litton FarmhouseDomesticunder 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.