Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
L-Shaped Agricultural Range at Hen-Ddol
Arthog, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 1 February 1995
- Locality
- Friog
- Community
- Arthog
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.69126, -4.04632
- Cadw reference
- 15596
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
Located immediately to the NW of Hen-ddol farmhouse, on the opposite side of the lane; facing converted outbuildings.
Exterior
A second quarter/mid C19 L-shaped agricultural range consisting of a large cart shed with open hay-loft over and single-storey former byre/stable block at right-angles with it. Rubble construction with old slate roofs. The main cart shed and hay-loft range has 4 entrances of varying sizes to the ground floor, the central one a large cart opening and the smaller one to far L blocked; large flat stone lintels. Above, the open hay-loft with 3 large openings under the eaves, that to the L of double-width; plain rubble piers. Large upper loading bay to Fford Hen-ddol gable.
Adjoining at right-angles and stepped-down an earlier byre or stable block with weather coursing at their intersection; construction as before. Entrance to R and square light to L. Short rear roof pitch.
Interior
3 bay main range with rubble dividing wall between first 2 bays of hay-loft; plain trusses with overlapping purlins and some unsquared timbers.
Reason for designation
Included as a good C19 agricultural range, unusual in its cart house and hay-loft arrangement.
Group value with Hen-ddol farmhouse.
Nearby in the register
- Hen-Ddol Farmhouse including attached Outbuilding to N Ffordd HenddolDomesticunder 1 mi
- New InnCommercialunder 1 mi
- Old Toll HouseTransportunder 1 mi
- Hut Circle (and Early Field System) on Bryn SewardUnenclosed hut circleunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.