Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Arch to the SW of the Howel-Sele Lodge
Brithdir and Llanfachreth, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Nannau, Brithdir and Llanfachreth, Gwynedd, designated on 26 May 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 26 May 1995
- Locality
- Nannau
- Community
- Brithdir and Llanfachreth
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.76378, -3.86360
- Cadw reference
- 16052
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 · 135 Harlech (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located 200m SW of Howel-Sele lodge at the foot of deer park hill at Nannau; immediately N of the keeper's lodge and walled kitchen garden.
Exterior
Large, imposing arch in Tudor style; built by Sir Robert Williames Vaughan of Nannau, Bart., in 1828 as an estate feature at the foot of the deer park and formerly serving a subsidiary drive to the house. Of coursed rubble with slate capping and dressed voussoirs. Wide Tudor arch with gabled parapet; overlapping capping stones. Stepped flush buttressing to either side. Above the arch on both sides, an inscribed plaque bearing the date 1828 and the initials RW V AM.
Reason for designation
An imposing early C19 arch and landscape feature on the former Nannau estate.
Nearby in the register
- Adjoining Arched Gateway to Howel-Sele LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Howel-Sele LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Arch at Maes-y-Bryner IsafDomesticunder 1 mi
- Moel Offrwm Lower CampHillfortunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.