Ty-Hwnt-y-Bwlch Farmhouse, Cwmyoy | |
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Location | Cwmyoy, Monmouthshire |
Coordinates | 51°54′35″N 3°00′54″W / 51.9097°N 3.0149°W |
Built | late 16th century |
Architectural style(s) | Vernacular |
Governing body | Privately owned |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Ty-Hwnt-y-Bwlch Farmhouse |
Designated | 20 December 1994 |
Reference no. | 15659 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Barn at Ty-Hwnt-y-Bwlch Farm |
Designated | 20 December 1994 |
Reference no. | 15658 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Stables at Ty-Hwnt-y-Bwlch Farm |
Designated | 20 December 1994 |
Reference no. | 15660 |
Ty-Hwnt-y-Bwlch Farmhouse, (Welsh: translation - The house near the pass), Cwmyoy, Monmouthshire is a farmhouse in the north of the county dating from the late 16th century. Located on the hillside above the Church of St Martin, it is a Grade II* listed building.
The architectural historian John Newman calls Ty-Hwnt-y-Bwlch "a lonely farmstead" and describes its site as "a hillside which one would think too steep to make a practical site for building".[1] The farmhouse dates from the late 16th century,[2] with additions in the 17th century and is of a Welsh longhouse plan.[1] Cadw records that it is reputed to include elements taken from Llanthony Priory including the arch to the porch.[2] At the time of the Cadw surveys in the late 20th century, the building was "in poor condition" but renovation has subsequently been undertaken.[3]
Ty-Hwnt-y-Bwlch is constructed in stone to a L-plan and is "exceptionally unaltered".[2] The interior has an elaborate doorcase, carved with "stags, hounds, harps and leaves".[1] The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales notes the presence of a medieval arch.[4] The house is listed Grade II*.[2] The barn, dating from the 1720s,[5] and stables, which date from the 19th century, have their own Grade II listings.[6] The courtyard wall to the north of the farmhouse incorporates a set of bee boles.[2]