Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Vaynol Park Wall (the part in Y Felinheli Community)
Y Felinheli, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 26 August 1992
- Locality
- Y Felinheli
- Town
- Y Felinheli
- Community
- Y Felinheli
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.18924, -4.20037
- Cadw reference
- 18344
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1896 "Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Part of the wall around Vaynol Park, this section in Y Felinheli community stretches from Glan-y-mor Lodge in the E to Bryntirion Lodge in the W.
History
Part of the extensive wall built around the Vaynol Estate between 1863 and c1870. Five entrances were incorporated into the wall which cost in excess of £25,000.
Exterior
Running first NE and then SE below Park Wood in straight lines, the wall continues as a curve around Dock Wood and then turns NE again to Bryntitrion Lodge gates. Rubble stone wall of considerable height with coping of rough slate slabs laid on edge. The wall terminates at tall gate piers at the two lodge entrances each end, both of grey ashlar with battered sides and stepped slate caps. Incorporated into the wall by the graving dock is a slate roofed boat store with double ledged doors, single door to left and boarded window.
Reason for designation
Part of one of the finest estate walls in Wales.
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.