Ty-asch,_Mamhilad

Ty-asch, Mamhilad

Ty-asch, Mamhilad

16th century farmhouse in Monmouthshire, Wales

Ty-asch, Mamhilad, Monmouthshire is a farmhouse dating from the late 16th century. Largely unaltered since its construction, Ty-asch is a Grade II* listed building.

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History and description

The farmhouse dates from the late 16th century and is constructed to a two-cell plan.[1] By 1650, a bakehouse had been built adjacent to the main structure.[2] In the 19th century, the windows were replaced with Victorian casements. The farmhouse of a working farm until the 1930s, at which point it was put to use as a cow shelter. It was then unaltered until converted back to residential use in the 21st century.[3] It remains a private home.[4] The house is not mentioned in John Newman's Gwent/Monmouthshire Pevsner, its listing in 2001 post-dating the publication. A Grade II* listed building, the Cadw record describes Ty-asch as "extraordinarily unaltered".[1]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Cadw. "Ty-asch (Grade II*) (25578)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Tir Bach; Ty'r Asch, Mamhilad, Pontypool (303568)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. [3]
    "This cowshed is historical gem". South Wales Argus. 22 May 2002.
  4. [4]
    Foster, Peter (May 23, 2002). "Run-down cow shed turns out to be Tudor treasure". Daily Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
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