Cae'r meirch is a Grade II listed building in the Ceredigion local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 16 March 2005. Farmhouse.
Cae'r meirch
- WRENN ID
- silver-terrace-martin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ceredigion
- Constituency
- Ceredigion Preseli MP: Ben Lake (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 16 March 2005
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Cae'r meirch, Hafod, Ystrad Meurig, Pontarfynach
- OS grid reference
- SN 756 737
- Coordinates
- 52.34743, -3.82741
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Cae'r meirch is a farmhouse constructed of whitewashed rubble stone, featuring a slate roof with end stacks. The right side is rendered stone, while the left has been rebuilt in blue brick. The building is two storeys high and has a three-window range of horned sash windows, with 9 panes above and 12 panes below, along with a central board door. The windows have slate sills and stone voussoirs on the ground floor openings, while the upper openings are situated under the eaves. The right end wall is rendered, and there is an outshut at the rear.
To the left is a lower service range that includes a chimney at the left end. This section is also two storeys tall and has two bays, with the right bay positioned against the left end of the main house. It features upper 6-pane sash windows under the eaves, above a 12-pane sash window and a door that has brick heads. There is a flush-panelled 6-panel door, as well as another door to the left that has a timber lintel. The property has not been inspected.
Local climate
Cae'r meirch sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,250 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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