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Pit Cottage, Llanarth

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 01827g
Trust : Glamorgan Gwent
Community : Llanarth
Unitary authority : Monmouthshire
NGR : SO3689109916
Site Type (preferred type first) : Medieval House
Status : listed building II*

Summary :
Pit Cottage is a Grade II* small mid C16 timber-framed house of 3 room and cross-passage plan, with 17th century additions and alterations.

Description :
Pit Cottage is a Grade II* small mid C16 timber-framed house of 3 room and cross-passage plan, 12.81m x 58m. Originally built without hall chimney, the chimney inserted backing onto the cross-passage. C17 inserted floor over hall, the stairs apparently inserted into the space to right of chimney, blocking an earlier door from the passage, but stairs since moved. S front and E gable rebuilt in rubble stone in C17, evidence found for timber-framing in wall-plate at right end of S front. Upper end parlour now kitchen, centre hall, and lower end service below cross-passage, now sitting-room. Part of the Llanarth estate. Marked on 1843 tithe map as owned by the Llanarth estate, occupied by Mary Jones (See Cadw Listing Description for further detail).

Pit Cottage, a wooden cruck trussed cottage, was probably built c.1550 as a three room and passage hall house. It was partly rebuilt in stone (Fox & Raglan 1951). It is shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map, but is not labelled (OS map).

Sources :
, OS Record Card
Cadw , Listed Buildings Description
Fox, C. Sir and Raglan, Lord , 1951 , Monmouthshire Houses Part 1
Ordnance Survey , 1st Edition OS map 6"
The Handley Partnership , HAAbase built heritage assessment system: Buildings at Risk database

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Compiled date : 02-12-1988


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