Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Water Wheel at Dyffrydan
Arthog, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Pont Dyffrydan, Arthog, Gwynedd, designated on 1 February 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 1 February 1995
- Locality
- Pont Dyffrydan
- Community
- Arthog
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.71685, -3.93394
- Cadw reference
- 15614
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 · 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 immediately to the E of Dyffrydan.
Exterior
A C19 water wheel with associated machinery. A dug water course (now dry) leads from the hill behind to a short rubble aquaduct; stepped-down in front of this, and held by timber joists in a rubble-walled pit, a large iron wheel with timber spokes . To this, to the L are connected 2 further, smaller wheels with cogs and teeth, again bolted onto a timber frame.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Dyffrydan.
Nearby in the register
- DyffrydanDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ty Newydd FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pont Ty-NantTransportunder 1 mi
- Tyddyn-y-Coed CampHillfortunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.