Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Carthouse SW of Glyn Lledr
Dolwyddelan, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Pont Gethin, Dolwyddelan, Conwy, designated on 17 February 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 17 February 1997
- Locality
- Pont Gethin
- Community
- Dolwyddelan
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.06501, -3.82261
- Cadw reference
- 18252
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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)
- 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)
- 1899 · 119 Snowdon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located at the end of a short track some 150m SW of Glyn Lledr, at the eastern boundary of the community; accessed via the Ty Mawr lane from the Pont-ar-Lledr. The carthouse is immediately S of the agricultural block.
Exterior
Late C18 rubble-built carthouse with slate roof, partly ruinous (10/96). Crude kneelers to gables; rubble plinth. 2-bay with plain openings and chamfered wooden openings. Upper loading bays to both gable sides.
Interior
2-bay pegged upper cruck truss, an unusually late regional occurrence; former loft floor implied by joist holes. To the L and R, respectively, of the twin entrances, square niches.
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with the Agricultural range SW of Glyn Lledr.
Nearby in the register
- Agricultural Range SW of Glyn LledrAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Pont GethinTransportunder 1 mi
- Bwlch-y-MaenDomesticunder 1 mi
- Fedw Deg Medieval HouseHouse (domestic)under 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.