Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former Farmhouse at Cae Mawr including attached Byre
Ganllwyd, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Gelli-Gemlyn, Ganllwyd, Gwynedd, designated on 13 February 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 13 February 1995
- Locality
- Gelli-Gemlyn
- Community
- Ganllwyd
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.78548, -3.88977
- Cadw reference
- 15164
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 on high ground approximately two-and-a-half Km S ofGanllwyd village; accessed via a long metalled track leading W offthe A 470 1km N of Gelli-gemlyn.
Exterior
Late C17 single-storey cottage with later (C19)adjoining byre; rubble construction with old slate roof. Squatend chimneys with weather coursing and slate capping to that at L;2 small C20 roof-lights. Off-centre entrance (to R) with stonelintel and C19 boarded door; chamfered wooden doorcase. Square flanking window, that to R with iron sheeting, that to L with simple 4-pane glazing. To far R a small rectangular unglazed light.
Stepped-down slightly to L the byre; rubble construction with corrugated iron roof. Off-centre entrance (to R) with modern stable door. Upper loading bay to L gable with modern externalwooden stepped access.
Interior
Interior: A large chamfered transverse beam is visible with a contemporary post-and-panel partition screen to the L of the entrance; fireplace with stone lintel to R gable.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good example of a small C17 vernacular domestic building.
Nearby in the register
- Cefn Coch Cairn and CistRound Cairnunder 1 mi
- Glasdir Copper and Gold Mine MillMillunder 1 mi
- Berth-Llwyd & Cefn Coch Gold Mining ComplexMillunder 1 mi
- Game Larder at Dolmlynllyn Hall HotelDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.