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1605

1605

General Information

  • Registration number
    1605
  • Date constructed
    Post-1600
  • Century constructed
    1601-1700
  • Evidence proof date
    In wall of orchard
  • Evidence proof use
    In wall of orchard
  • Listed building grade
    N/A
  • Condition
    3

Address

  • Address
    Glanwysg
  • Village or town
    Gilwern, Llanelly
  • County
    Monmouthshire
  • Traditional County (pre 1974)
    Monmouthshire
  • Region
    Wales

Premises

  • Accessible
    Private
  • Location on Premises
    Garden/orchard
  • Direction faced
    South

Structure Information

  • Structure
    B: Bee bole(s)
  • External recesses
    8
  • Internal recesses
    N/A
  • Compartments
    N/A
  • Flight holes
    N/A
  • Front shape
    Square
  • Back shape
    Flat
  • Recess size
    50cm high x 66cm deep x 64cm wide
  • House building shape
    n/a
  • External structure
    Wall
  • Distance apart
    N/A
  • Rows
    2
  • Shelves
    N/A
  • Height bases shelves
    54cm from floor
  • Wall material
    Stone
  • Base shelf material
    Stone
  • Lintel material
    Stone
  • Roof material
    Stone

Photography Information

  • Date of photograph
    September 2021
  • Pictures available
    G: Digital only

Notes

  • Original bee boles in wall of formal garden attached to orchard of apple, plum fig and pear trees as well as raspberries. Trees are very old but still productive. 8 recesses built at some point between 1855 and 1653 (when house was built and then extended). They are in a south facing wall and measure 50x66x64. They also have protruding shelving roof to prevent rain entering the area, and the boles are quite dry even in particularly inclement weather (notes from owner, 2021). 

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