Llwyn Smithy is a Grade II listed building in the Ceredigion local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 13 January 1993. Cottage.

Llwyn Smithy

WRENN ID
sombre-cobble-linden
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ceredigion
Constituency
Ceredigion Preseli MP: Ben Lake (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
13 January 1993
Type
Cottage
Address
Llwyn Smithy, Rhydowen, Llandysul
OS grid reference
SN 444 449
Coordinates
52.08111, -4.27069
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Llwyn Smithy is a small cottage built from whitewashed rubble stone, topped with a slate roof and featuring stone end stacks that are capped in brick. The cottage is a single storey with an entry on the end wall, which also contains the main fireplace. There are two small windows on the front, which are 4-pane sashes with cambered heads and slate sills. The south end wall includes a ledged door with stone voussoirs above it. At the rear, there is a lean-to, and a small loft light is located on the north end.

Local climate

Llwyn Smithy sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,190 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% 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 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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