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Latitude: 51.4614 / 51°27'41"N
Longitude: -3.5752 / 3°34'30"W
OS Eastings: 290661
OS Northings: 174781
OS Grid: SS906747
Mapcode National: GBR HD.M3F0
Mapcode Global: VH5HQ.ZJ8J
Plus Code: 9C3RFC6F+HW
Entry Name: Bee Boles at Blackhall Farm
Listing Date: 3 March 1999
Last Amended: 3 March 1999
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 21798
Building Class: Agriculture and Subsistence
ID on this website: 300021798
Location: Located on the N side of a lane which runs from St. Brides Major to Castle-upon-Alun, adjoining Blackhall farmhouse.
County: Vale of Glamorgan
Community: St. Bride's Major (Saint-y-Brid)
Community: St. Bride's Major
Locality: Castle-upon-Alun
Traditional County: Glamorgan
Tagged with: Bee bole
Prior to the developement of bee hives in the late C19, bees were kept in skeps made of wicker-work or coiled straw. In exposed areas the skips were given some protection from the elements by placing them in purpose built recesses known as bee boles. The majority of surviving bee boles in Wales are built of stone and are very difficult to date. It is thought that these at Blackhall farm are probably C18.
Three tiers of 4 bee boles, each designed to take a single skep. Built of stone on a random rubble base, with stone slab sills. Adjoining Blackhall farmhouse to R.
Listed as a very good example of bee boles which probably date from the C18. Notable for their state of survival and unusual design.
Group value with Blackhall farmhouse
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