Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Waen Farmhouse
Flint, Flintshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Flint Mountain, Flint, Flintshire, designated on 11 September 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 11 September 1995
- Town
- Flint Mountain
- Community
- Flint
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.22517, -3.13533
- Cadw reference
- 16408
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)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
To E of Y Waen, 300m N of school.
Exterior
Farmhouse, probably C17. Two storeys, rubble with raking gable parapets with ball finials, brick chimney towards centre. Towards yard, 3 square windows set at eaves; broad (C20) porch, boarded entrance door; to L of porch, 2 windows with modern glazing, to R, one window with modern glazing. Window to each floor of R gable. Single-storey stone range to L. Rear of house has 2 small ground floor windows.
Interior
Ground floor has heavy chamfered beams and exposed joists.
Reason for designation
Included as relatively unaltered example of vernacular farmhouse.
Nearby in the register
- Bryn EdwinDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bryn y Cwm Mound & Bailey CastleMotte and Baileyunder 1 mi
- Llys Edwin Medieval Fortified House SiteHouse (domestic)under 1 mi
- Wat's Dyke: Section from Coed Llys to Chester-Holywell RoadLinear Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.