Cilgynydd is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 6 August 2001. Farmhouse.
Cilgynydd
- WRENN ID
- ruined-paling-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Constituency
- Caerfyrddin MP: Ann Davies (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 6 August 2001
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Cilgynydd, Crosshands, Whitland, Llanboidy
- OS grid reference
- SN 184 235
- Coordinates
- 51.88059, -4.63906
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Cilgynydd is a farmhouse built from coursed squared rubble stone, rendered on the front, and features a slate eaves roof with cut stone end stacks. The building is two storeys tall and has an L-shaped plan, with a three-window front consisting of 12-pane sash windows, except for the ground floor left window which has been reglazed with a 4-pane sash. The central entrance has a panelled door with a traceried overlight above it. Remnants of a columned porch are visible, including two columns and a shallow cornice. The right end wall is rendered, while the left end and rear wing are constructed of coursed squared rubble stone. The end wall has a 12-pane sash window on each floor, and the two-window rear wing features three similar sashes and a 20th-century metal door to the right. The openings are adorned with tooled stone voussoirs and keystones. The end chimney has been removed, but the end wall includes a loft window and a 12-pane window with stone voussoirs. The rear of the outshut has a 12-pane window on each floor, with the lower one also featuring stone voussoirs. Additionally, there is a 12-pane stair-light to the left and a smaller 12-pane window on the ground floor to the right of centre. The side of the house facing the farmyard is bordered by a low squared stone garden wall with a low iron rail, featuring two gates with stone piers. The property has not been inspected.
Local climate
Cilgynydd sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,180 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 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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