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
83705
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
18/02/2005
Date of Amendment
18/02/2005
Name of Property
Pig Sty at Cwm Biga
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Trefeglwys
Town
Locality
Cwm Biga
Easting
285914
Northing
289124
Street Side
Location
Located to the E of the farmhouse.
Description
Broad Class
Period
History
The farm was a sheep grange belonging to the monks of Abbey Cwm Hir from the late C12 until the dissolution of the monasteries, which specialised in mutton and wool production. It was recorded as such in 1315. In 1698 it was sold to the University of Oxford becoming part of their income-bearing estates. I n 1906 it was purchased by Maurice Jones, and was then bought by the Forestry Commission in the 1930s.
There is a complete group of farm buildings at Cwm Biga, and from1974 when the farm was purchased by Iuean Rees, they have been on display to exhibit traditional farming practices here and at similar hill farms. The slate roofs of these buildings were renewed in 1994.
A pair of pig sties, one of which is said to be larger than the other, with their attached pens. Probably early-mid C19 and shown on the Tithe map of 1848. The loft formerly housed pigeons or poultry.
Exterior
Small single-storey range of random stone under a renewed slate roof with plain barge boards. The 2 sties have doorways to the gable ends. The E sty has a planked door offset to the L under a timber lintel; pigeon hole with projecting slate sill to gable. Outside is a small pen with cobbled floor bounded by an open wooden fence, with gate to front. Similar arrangement to W sty with doorway offset to R of gable end.
Interior
Interior not seen at resurvey.
Reason for designation
Listed as a pig sty retaining its character, and for group value with the farmhouse and surrounding farm buildings.
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