Disgwylfa farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 5 February 1999. Farmhouse.
Disgwylfa farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- stranded-gutter-jackdaw
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Constituency
- Llanelli MP: Dame Nia Griffith (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1999
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Disgwylfa farmhouse, Disgwylfa Farm, Llanelli, Pontyberem
- OS grid reference
- SN 505 091
- Coordinates
- 51.76076, -4.16734
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Disgwylfa farmhouse is an unspoilt early 19th-century farmhouse with a late vernacular character. It is two storeys high and has a three-window range, facing south-east towards the farm lane. Attached to the kitchen end on the right is a single-bay wing, likely built at the same time, which is also two storeys but has a lower roof level. Both the main house and the extension are constructed of random rubble using local sandstone, and they feature restored tile roofs. The end chimneys, including one on the extension, are rendered, as are the upper parts of the west gable and the east gable overlooking the extension.
The main elevation is slightly offset to the left and features a central boarded door flanked by a 12-pane horned sash window, both with cambered brick heads. Above, there are three 9-pane sashes located just below the eaves, and stone sills are present throughout. The service wing to the right has a similar boarded doorway, a renewed lower window, and a small upper 4-pane sash. There is also a doorway at the upper level in the gable end to the right, along with a renewed lower window. The rear elevation includes a central stair window and two ground floor windows, one of which has been renewed, as well as small openings on each floor in the service wing.
The layout follows a traditional Carmarthenshire farmhouse plan, featuring a small central entrance lobby with stairs located opposite at the rear. The kitchen is situated on the right. Inside, the main cross-beam in the kitchen is adzed and roughly chamfered, although it lacks a stop detail. The large chimney in the end wall of the kitchen houses a modern range.
Local climate
Disgwylfa farmhouse sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,360 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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