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
22402
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/09/1999
Date of Amendment
30/09/1999
Name of Property
L-plan range of outbuildings at Caegwyn
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Myddfai
Town
Llandovery
Locality
Caegwyn
Easting
274238
Northing
231030
Street Side
Location
Situated just N of the farmhouse at Caegwyn.
Description
Broad Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Period
History
L-plan range of outbuildings much altered externally in later C19 to early C20 but with dated beam within of 1794. Apparently a barn and cart-shed in the W range, but no division within between barn and S range which has also been a barn, but was much altered c1900. Caegwyn was part of the Cilgwyn estate until c1918. Marked on the 1839 Tithe Map.
Exterior
Range of outbuildings, rubble stone with slate roofs. L-plan, partly lofted, roof hipped at SW corner. S range (with roof-truss date of 1794) has some whitewash on N side and E gable. N side has timber lintels to boarded window to left and double doors to right of centre. E gable end has door with timber lintel to left. S side was altered c1900 with two full-height openings, to left and centre, the centre opening breaking eaves under catslide roof. Window to right. Yellow brick jambs to main openings and head to window.
W range runs N with full-height opening at extreme left in angle to S range, brick C19 to right. Small ground floor square window with timber lintel right of centre and pair of cart-entries to right, broad with oak lintels and squarestone pier between.
Interior
S range has 3 pegged tie-beam and collar trusses, one marked 1794 DT. Stone dividing wall separates E end room, closest to house, which is plastered and has slate slabs, for dairying.
W range has cart-shed to N end, blocked rear door, loft above. Barn to left has opposed door, three tie-beam trusses with collars removed, and one collar truss carried on first beam of S range.
Reason for designation
Listed as a late C18 farm range, of group value with the farmhouse.
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