Full Report for Listed Buildings


The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.

Summary Description


Reference Number
21002
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
17/12/1998  
Date of Amendment
17/12/1998  
Name of Property
Ty Mynydd  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Caerphilly  
Community
Abercarn  
Town
 
Locality
Cwm Pennar  
Easting
320119  
Northing
195186  
Street Side
 
Location
On the mountain W of Abercarn, NE of the mountain hamlet of Mynyddislwyn and reached by a track from the Craig y Darren lane.  

Description


Broad Class
Domestic  
Period
 

History
Probably C17.  

Exterior
Of whitened stone rubble with stone tiled roof and centre ridge stack. Built into the hillside, possibly a former longhouse plan with animal accommodation on downhill side. Single storey and attic; battered. Irregular range of altered windows under timber lintels with some hoods.  

Interior
Interior reported as formerly having a cross passage plan with this and byre open to roof, though later a floor was inserted. Also reported are a four-centred arched doorway from passage, chamfered and stopped beams to main room with blocked fireplace backing onto passage and spiral stairs beside chimney; former buttery and pantry at upper end. A-frame roof reported as mainly modern, though original truss retained over byre.  

Reason for designation
Included notwithstanding some external alterations as an upland farmhouse of regional character retaining much of its historic fabric.  

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