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0902

General Information

  • Registration number
    0902
  • Date constructed
    N/A
  • Century constructed
    1801-1900
  • Evidence proof date
    an old beekeeper owned it and referred to his "bee shelter"
  • Evidence proof use
    an old beekeeper owned it and referred to his "bee shelter"
  • Listed building grade
    N/A
  • Condition
    6

Address

  • Address
    St Fagans National History Museum
  • Village or town
    Cardiff
  • County
    Cardiff
  • Traditional County (pre 1974)
    Monmouthshire
  • Region
    Wales

Premises

  • Accessible
    Public
  • Location on Premises
    Garden
  • Direction faced
    S

Structure Information

  • Structure
    L: Bee shelter
  • External recesses
    N/A
  • Internal recesses
    N/A
  • Compartments
    6
  • Flight holes
    N/A
  • Front shape
    N/A
  • Back shape
    N/A
  • Recess size
    N/A
  • House building shape
    N/A
  • External structure
    7x3.5x4ft
  • Distance apart
    N/A
  • Rows
    N/A
  • Shelves
    2
  • Height bases shelves
    0, 15?,30?
  • Wall material
    Stone
  • Base shelf material
    stone
  • Lintel material
    N/A
  • Roof material
    see Other notes

Photography Information

  • Date of photograph
    2011
  • Pictures available
    G+: Digital and other types

Notes

  • originally at The Castle, The Glyn, Devauden, Mon. (ST479978), when it had red pan-tiled roof; 1986: whole structure re-erected at Museum with roof of stone slabs; compartments are 13.5 in. high and 21 in. deep; 3 are 43 in. wide and 3 are 17 in.; held 6 skeps; 2011 photo shows 4 skeps on stone bases
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