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Old Nant-ewyn cottage with pigsties and privy

A Grade II Listed Building in Llangynog, Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.8283 / 52°49'41"N

Longitude: -3.451 / 3°27'3"W

OS Eastings: 302332

OS Northings: 326625

OS Grid: SJ023266

Mapcode National: GBR 6L.TVKB

Mapcode Global: WH67M.Y5TM

Plus Code: 9C4RRGHX+8H

Entry Name: Old Nant-ewyn cottage with pigsties and privy

Listing Date: 23 May 2003

Last Amended: 23 May 2003

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 81056

Building Class: Agriculture and Subsistence

ID on this website: 300081056

Location: To side of the present Nant-ewyn cottage, about 100 m north-west of Pennant Melangell church.

County: Powys

Community: Llangynog (LLangynog)

Community: Llangynog

Locality: Cwm Pennant

Traditional County: Montgomeryshire

Tagged with: Cottage

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History

A cottage possibly of the C17 in its present form, on the inference that it predates the present Nant-ewyn house, which is said to be of mid C18 date. It may have served as an out-kitchen to the later Nant-ewyn. The masonry shows signs of possible rebuild or repair. The location of Nant-ewyn suggests a relationship to the church. It was within the rectorial glebe of the parish of Pennant Melangell and noted in 1839 as in the possession of the Bishop of St Asaph. The site is said to have been known formerly as Glebe Farm. In 1843 the property was transferred to the vicarial glebe.

The roof of the cottage was probably replaced on new purlins in the C19, but no dating features have been observed in the earlier parts of the cottage. The pigsties are probably secondary.

Exterior

A single-bay cottage in poorly mortared and uncoursed rubble masonry, with slate roof, tile ridge, and single end-chimney, facing south. Small oven extension at north-west corner under a continuation of the rear roof slope. Openings at front only: boarded door at left in timber frame; two-light window with shutters and exterior slats.

Two pigsties at right in similar materials, the rear slope of their roof continuous with that of the house. Slate pen walls to the sties with upright timber gate posts. Detached at south is a small privy.

Interior

Plain interior without plaster or ceiling. Slate flagstones floor. Fireplace at left (west) with massive oak bressummer. Small oven at side of fireplace extending out through rear wall. The walls have been carried up to the level of the wallplates at front and rear. Replaced roof carried on two sawn purlins.

Reasons for Listing

An exceptional survival of a cottage of the most minimal description, unaltered, with pigsties and privy.

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Other nearby listed buildings

  • I Church of St Melangell
    In the upper part of Cwm Pennant, close to the confluence of Cwm Nant-ewyn. Preaching cross shaft in churchyard, reused as sundial pillar. Stone churchyard wall with lychgate and stile.
  • II Lychgate of St Melangell's Church
    At the south of the churchyard of St Melangell's church, Pennant Melangell. Stile at west side.
  • II Agricultural range east of Blaen-y-cwm farmhouse
    Detached to the east side of the farmhouse, on a raised platform with rubble stone retaining wall.
  • II Blaen-y-Cwm
    In a small farmyard at the end of the Pennant road, about 800 m north-west of the church of St Melangell, and above and to north-west of the modern Blaen-y-cwm house. Adjacent agricultural ranges sepa
  • II Cruck range attached to Blaen-y-cwm farmhouse
    Attached to the west side of the projecting wing of Blaen-y-cwm farmhouse.
  • II Tyn-y-Cablyd
    At end of minor road which leads from Llangynog to Pennant Melangell. About 800m north-west of the church of St Melangell, across stream south-west of the modern farmhouse.
  • II Llechwedd-y-garth
    At the north-east side of Cwm Pennant, 1 km east of St Melangell's church. Long private drive to house from Llangynog.

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