Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Dol-Frwynog Farmhouse
Ganllwyd, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Dolfrwynog, Ganllwyd, Gwynedd, designated on 13 February 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 13 February 1995
- Locality
- Dolfrwynog
- Community
- Ganllwyd
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.81359, -3.86247
- Cadw reference
- 15160
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 135 Harlech (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located one-and-a-half Km W of Ganllwyd village. Set against theside of a hill to the W of a long forestry road leading NW fromthe A 470 near the Tyn-y-groes hotel.
History
C17/early C18 cottage with C19 alterations.
Exterior
Rubbleconstruction with old slate roof; the S gable end is set into theslope of the hill. 2-window, 2-storey front; end chimney to the Lwith weather coursing. Later central chimney with capping andweather coursing forming lobby-entry plan. Slightly off-centreentrance with boarded door; flanking 4-pane sash windows withsmall 4-pane casements above, under the eaves. Later rubblelean-to to R with old slates as before and retaining goodundulation. This is hipped to the rear where it joins with thelong rear roof pitch of the cottage. Here there is a low catslideextension with a smaller catslide section stepped-up to the R atthe chimney gable end; weather coursing at the intersection. 2modern windows and an entrance with stable door to E face of extension.
Interior
Interior: Beamed ceilings are visible to both ground-floor rooms and also a large fireplace and bressummer to the L
Reason for designation
A C17/C18 vernacular cottage retaining old slate roof andunaltered C19 facade.
Nearby in the register
- Hermon or Dolfwynog Copper/Gold Bog KilnKilnunder 1 mi
- Cae'n-y-Coed FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Attached earlier range stepped down to SWDomesticunder 1 mi
- FriogDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.