Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Farmbuildings at Trewyn Fawr
Corwen, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Corwen, Denbighshire, designated on 1 February 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 1 February 1995
- Locality
- Corwen
- Community
- Corwen
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.98654, -3.37057
- Cadw reference
- 15538
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
SE of the farmhouse, below the road close to the junction with the lane leading to Corwen.
History
Probably mid-late C18.
Exterior
An L-shaped range of buildings comprising shippons, stables etc. Roughly coursed whitewashed rubble with slate and corrugated tin roofs. Stable in the shorter W range, a single storeyed building with 2 doorways, each with a window alongside, all openings with tooled slate lintels. A separate building adjoins to the right, with 2 doorways, one with rough timber lintel. Shippon etc. in the long S range: One low original doorway towards centre of right hand range in N facing elevation, and inserted opening towards corner with stable, and 2 upper windows and a small loft entry below eaves above. A further loft doorway up steps towards the left of this range. Paired wide segmentally arched openings to cart shed in the lower (S) elevation. Left hand section has added brick lean-to against N wall, doorways in gable elevation, and central doorway in rear (S) elevation, flanked by vents and two small square windows.
Reason for designation
Trewyn Fawr represents a good example of a C18 farmstead, in which the farm buildings survive substantially intact and form a group with the farmhouse.
Nearby in the register
- Trewyn Fawr FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Detached Farmbuilding at Trewyn BachAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Trewyn Bach B5347 (NE SIDE)Domesticunder 1 mi
- War Memorial GatesCommemorativeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.