Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
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Llanelltyd, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Taicynhaeaf, Llanelltyd, Gwynedd, designated on 20 July 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 20 July 1995
- Locality
- Taicynhaeaf
- Community
- Llanelltyd
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.76038, -3.94212
- Cadw reference
- 16172
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
At the NW extremity of Taicynhaeaf, on an elevated site above the Afon-Cwm-Mynach; accessed via a short track leading NW at a chapel off a metalled road running N from Taicynhaeaf.
History
Late C17 one-and-a-half storey house-and-byre complex, the byre section of which was rebuilt c. 1906.
Exterior
Of whitened rubble with old slate roof, heavily grouted; stone coped gable parapets and end chimneys with capping and weather-coursing. Off-centre entrance (to R) with recessed boarded door. Flanking late C19 4-pane windows; 3 rubble gabled dormers to the upper floor with 6-pane casement windows. The byresection to the lower (L) end retains its kneelered gable parapet though the front-facing wall has been rebuilt. This has a part-glazed door and beyond, wooden, part-glazed garage doors; Further 4-pane window to the rear with projecting lintel and a catslide dormer to the R with window as before. C20 rear extension. There is a rough stone-flagged pavement to the front.
Interior
Interior: Large hall fireplace (to L) with chamfered bressummer; chamfered ceiling beams and a large partly rock-cut recess to the L of the fireplace. 3-bay upper cruck roof.
Reason for designation
An early vernacular farmhouse retaining much of its historic character.
Nearby in the register
- Borthwnog Hall HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- Cae-Mab-SeifionDomesticunder 1 mi
- Terrace Wall at Borthwnog Hall HotelDomesticunder 1 mi
- Toll Booth at Penmaenpool Bridge (partly in Dolgellau Community)Transportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.