History

Probably C19, but with a datestone of 1658. The building is now a storeroom.

Exterior

A building in local limestone rubble masonry, with a central shared chimney stack slightly off-centre. Slate roof with tile ridge. Pairs of six-pane casements above and below. Base only of central chimney stack. The right unit is a cottage and has its door at front, the left unit resembles a cottage and was possibly altered from one but was more probably a brewhouse from the start; it has a door in the left gable wall leading to stairs to the loft, and another to the ground storey interior.

At high level on the front is a prominent datestone, marked 1658 WW, probably ex situ.

Interior

The left unit contains the hearth and equipment of a brewhouse, and a separately entered loft above; the right unit contains a domestic hearth.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for group value with Garthgynan farmhouse and with other listed buildings of the grounds and farmyard.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29502164

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990