LLainrhydwen is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 2 March 1994. Memorial.

LLainrhydwen

WRENN ID
pitched-zinc-lake
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Carmarthenshire
Constituency
Caerfyrddin MP: Ann Davies (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
2 March 1994
Type
Memorial
Address
LLainrhydwen, Penrherber, Cenarth
OS grid reference
SN 284 379
Coordinates
52.01349, -4.50045
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Llainrhydwen is a farmhouse built in the late 18th century or early 19th century. It has a roughcast exterior with an imitation slate roof and rebuilt stone end stacks, which are larger on the left side. The building is two storeys high and features a three-window range of later 19th century or 20th century four-pane sash windows, along with a central 20th century door. There is a painted timber modillion eaves cornice along the roofline. To the left, there is a single-storey service range made of rubble stone. The rear of the farmhouse has an outshut with a 20th century addition on the first floor, and there is a 20th century garage attached to the right end wall.

Inside, there is a large main fireplace with a timber lintel, along with oak joists and roof trusses.

Local climate

LLainrhydwen sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,170 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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