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Pigsty at Upper White Castle

A Grade II Listed Building in Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8454 / 51°50'43"N

Longitude: -2.9006 / 2°54'2"W

OS Eastings: 338053

OS Northings: 216690

OS Grid: SO380166

Mapcode National: GBR FB.TWN6

Mapcode Global: VH792.NWX7

Plus Code: 9C3VR3WX+4P

Entry Name: Pigsty at Upper White Castle

Listing Date: 27 October 2000

Last Amended: 27 October 2000

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 24334

ID on this website: 300024334

Location: Some 15m N of the farmhouse at Upper White Castle.

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Abergavenny

Community: Llantilio Crossenny (Llandeilo Gresynni)

Community: Whitecastle

Locality: White Castle

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

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History

C19 pigsty with small yards at the front and enclosed sleeping room at the back. The design incorporates a series of stone feeding shutes in front wall (now blocked).

Exterior

Three C19 pigsties in linear range. Walls of rubble stone; gabled slate roof with tile ridge. Each pigsty has a small front yard bounded by stone walls with flat coping. The front wall of each yard has a square stone feeding shoot (now blocked). At the back of each yard, doorways lead into an enclosed sleeping chamber.

Reasons for Listing

Well- preserved C19 pigsty, having group value with the listed Farmhouse and the Cider House at Upper White Castle, White Castle ruins and the other listed buildings at White Castle.

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Other nearby listed buildings

  • II Cider House and attached Outhouse at Upper White Castle
    Some 20m NW of the farmhouse at Upper White Castle, at upper end of a gently sloping farmyard.
  • II* Upper White Castle Farmhouse
    On the W side of the minor road from Trerew to Llantilio Crossenny, located on gently sloping high ground approximately 100m SE of White Castle.
  • II White Castle Cottage
    Approximately 100m E of White Castle, on W side of minor road between Tre-rhew and Llantilio Crossenny at the road junction to White Castle ruins.
  • I White Castle Ruins
    Impressively sited on gently sloping ground overlooking the village of Llanvetherine and the undulating countryside beyond, some 3km NW of village of Llantilio Crossenny.
  • II Yewtree Cottage
    Isolated rural position overlooking the ruins of White Castle, located approximately 100m W of the entrance to castle, approached along narrow track which skirts N boundary of the Outer Ward.
  • II Duke's Barn
    Linear barn range, aligned roughly SW to NE, in isolated rural position, some 300m SW of White Castle ruins, approached by footpath through open fields.
  • II Lower White Castle Farmhouse
    Some 500m SE of White Castle ruins, on SW side of minor road that leads to Llantilio Crossenny.
  • II Barn and attached Granary at Lower White Castle
    Flanking the entrance drive on S side of farmhouse at Lower White Castle Farm.

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