Cilgwyn Manor, Myddfai
Description: Cilgwyn Manor
Grade: II
Date Listed: 7 August 1966
Cadw Building ID: 10958
OS Grid Coordinates: 274523, 229975
Latitude/Longitude: 51.9537, -3.8261
Location: Myddfai, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire SA19 9LF
Locality: Myddfai
Local Authority: Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire
County: Carmarthenshire
Country: Wales
Postcode: SA19 9LF
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Listing Text
A grand early nineteenth century mansion, thought to be a recasting of a house of about 1740. The house is set within extensive grounds and gardens, in a park-like setting (see NPRN 266174). It is now a residential home.
This is a three storey double pile house - it consists of two separately roofed parallel ranges. The rear range roof is hipped, the front gabled. The house faces east across a narrow valley. It presents a symmetrical seven bay facade, roughcast with stuccoed dressings. The centre five bays are slighly advanced, rising to a broad pediment enclosing an oval figure. The central doorway is set within a columned Doric porch. The north end of the rear range has a projecting apsidal bay with three windows on each storey, built 1853. The rear of the range has a projecting chimney stack and shows the arched staircase windows.
The doorway leads into a central hall from which corridors run along the house's spine wall. All surviving internal features are early nineteenth century except for the eighteenth century staircase.
There is a two and a half storey service wing on the south side of the rear range and a detached rear range was reached by a glazed corridor. Other extensions are modern.
Source: CADW Listed Buildings Database (10958)
John Wiles 07.11.07
Notes:
Situated some 4 km ENE of Llangadog, in valley of Afon Ydw, on N side of road to Myddfai.
Source: Cadw
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