Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Agricultural Range at Gwyndy Uchaf
Betws Yn Rhos, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Gwyndy Uchaf, Betws Yn Rhos, Conwy, designated on 20 January 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 20 January 1995
- Locality
- Gwyndy Uchaf
- Community
- Betws Yn Rhos
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.24443, -3.66608
- Cadw reference
- 15674
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 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
Almost opposite front of Gwyndy Uchaf Farmhouse.
Exterior
L- plan agricultural range, probably early C19; of whitened rubble construction with slate roofs. The upper section consists of a single-storey stable block with, at right angles, a barn with adjoining granary over animal accommodation. The stable block has a boarded doorway with square flanking windows; to the R of this is a large boarded entrance running up to eaves level. The barn and granary section, at right angles, has a cambered-headed barn doorway, with a rectangular, slightly lower doorway with window to the L and doorway with square window to the R; above this is a larger window to the granary. The R gable end has stone stairs up to granary doorway.
Interior
The interior of the barn section has a timber-framed partition; lightly-scantled timbers with unsquared tie-beam and tall raking struts.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Gwyndy Uchaf.
Nearby in the register
- Gwyndy UchafDomesticunder 1 mi
- Hendre FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Coed CochDomesticunder 1 mi
- Former Coachhouse and Stable Complex, including associated Service Court Walls, at Coed CochDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.