Old Cottage in grounds of Underhill Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Swansea local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 July 2000. Cottage.

Old Cottage in grounds of Underhill Cottage

WRENN ID
silent-foundation-bistre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Swansea
Constituency
Gower MP: Tonia Antoniazzi (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
19 July 2000
Type
Cottage
Address
Old Cottage in grounds of Underhill Cottage, Penrice, Ilston
OS grid reference
SS 503 881
Coordinates
51.57188, -4.16096
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Old Cottage is a single-storey building with two windows and a central door, situated in the grounds of Underhill Cottage. It faces south, with its rear positioned close to the hillside of Nicholaston Woods. The cottage is constructed of rubble stonework, which is painted white. Notably, the fireplace stonework on the west gable differs from the general stonework of the cottage. It has an artificial slate roof featuring exposed rafter ends and cemented verges, along with a small brick chimney on the left side. The door is vertically boarded, and each window consists of two eight-pane lights, supported by timber lintels and brick sills. There is a loft opening in the right gable, and a small outbuilding is located to the left.

Local climate

Old Cottage in grounds of Underhill Cottage sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,500 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 4 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows 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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