Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cae Einion Farmhouse
Arthog, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 1 February 1995
- Locality
- Kings
- Community
- Arthog
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.72696, -3.95733
- Cadw reference
- 15603
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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 on a hillside 0.25km from Pont Kings; accessed via a long farm track leading NW off a metalled lane leading S from the A 493 at Pont Abergwynant ultimately to join the Ffordd Ddu.
Exterior
Late C17 farmhouse of one-and -a-half storeys; rubble with renewed slate roof and slate-coped gable parapet to R. Large end chimney to L with capping and weather coursing. Central entrance to near-symmetrical front; pegged doorcase and recessed, ribbed and boarded door with small glazed panel. Flanking C19 12-pane recessed sash windows with slate cills. Above, 3 rubble gabled dormers with C19 4-pane sashes. 6 modern rooflights to rear pitch. C19 lean-to extensions to R and rear.
Stepped-up and adjoining the house to the L, a third quarter C19 stable and cart-house block. Rubble with old slate roof. Boarded and ribbed door to L and cart entrance to R; further boarded door and 4-pane window to rear. Boarded loft door to L gable end.
Interior
Interior: Flagged entrance hall with rough beamed ceiling and flanking post-and-panel partition screens forming a cross-passage to opposing entrances.. Part boarded C19 stair with plain newels and stick balusters. Huge inglenook fireplace to L room (former hall) with chamfered inglebeam, now blocked-in. Beamed ceilings to both hall and parlour spaces; early C19 boarded doors. Original boarded oak partition screen to upper floor L room and timber-framed partition to that to R. 3-bay upper-cruck roof with pegged collars and crude chamfered purlins.
Reason for designation
Listed as a late C17 vernacular farmhouse with good fenestration and surviving internal detail.
Nearby in the register
- Barn at Cae EinionAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Galestra Farmhouse including attached ByreDomesticunder 1 mi
- Barn at Hafod DywyllAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Hafod Dywyll FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.