Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Nant-y-Gwyrddail Bach
Arthog, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Nant-y-Gwyrddail, Arthog, Gwynedd, designated on 1 February 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 1 February 1995
- Locality
- Nant-y-Gwyrddail
- Community
- Arthog
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.70955, -3.96931
- Cadw reference
- 15612
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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 · 149 Barmouth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located in a field against the side of a hill off the Fford Ddu, approximately 200m SW of Nant-y-gwyrddail farm; accessed via a path from the rear of the farm.
Exterior
A sub-Medieval house and byre, probably late C16. Single-storey,rubble-built partly on boulder foundations; Continuous slate roofs and crude rubble gable parapets.
The House (to the L) has an entrance to R of centre on main SE side with stable doors. Square contemporary window opening to L with boarded internal shutter. To the rear, a large projecting lateral chimney, reduced to wall-plate level. Slit window to upper NW gable.
The byre section (to the R) has a central entrance with flanking slit-lights and projecting stone cills; blocked loading bay to NEgable end.
Interior
Interior: 2-bay with heavy pegged truss (originally of queen-strut type- these now missing. Large, rough chamfered transverse beam, with long groove on the underside, originally relating to a partition which divided the space into an unheated parlour to R and a hall to L; the latter has a large, blocked fireplace to the rear wall with huge chamfered inglebeam. Stopped-chamfered ceiling beams, further supported at the gable-ends on trannsverse beams, that to the L with crude supporting corbel stone. Replaced (probably C19) purlins and rafters to roof.
Interior: Rubble dividing wall between domestic end and byre (unusually sited up-hill). 3-bay cruck roof with pegged cruck-spurs. Originally ceiled over to include hay-loft, the R-hand tie beam survives, chamfered and with evidence of former floor joists; that to the L has been cut off at the ends.
Reason for designation
Listed as an early upland house-and-byre range of considerable interest with uncustomary down-hill siting to the domestic section.
Nearby in the register
- Nant-y-Gwyrddail FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Stable Block at Nant-y-GwyrddailDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Cregennen Cairns and Standing StonesRound Cairnunder 1 mi
- Llynnau Cregennen Standing StoneStanding Stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.