Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pentre Uchaf
Bontnewydd, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Bontnewydd, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, designated on 6 May 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 6 May 1997
- Locality
- Bontnewydd
- Town
- Caernarfon
- Community
- Bontnewydd
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.11288, -4.26852
- Cadw reference
- 18616
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1883 map "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 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 · 105 Carnarvon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on the E side of the A487 in Bontnewydd, some 170m S of the bridge over the Afon Gwyrfai.
History
Early C19 single-storey cottage, probably one of the ten 'poor cottages' marked on Llanwnda Tithe Map of 1839. The Tithe Map records four blocks of 'poor cottages' to the S of the river in Bontnewydd, a total of 30, all owned by Charles Evans.
Exterior
Built of very large squared coursed rough stone blocks with graded slate roof (in poor condition at time of survey-1996). Tall end stack of similar blocks to right, extended upwards against end stack of attached two-storey house. Double-fronted, single-storey front slightly offset to left. Window to left is small 4-pane sash and window to right is small 9-pane sash, both with stone slab lintels. Central doorway has boarded door and stone slab lintel.
Reason for designation
Included as a good example of a single-storey cottage of the region, constructed of unusually massive blocks, and retaining early character in scale and detail of features.
Nearby in the register
- CraigafonDomesticunder 1 mi
- ArosfaDomesticunder 1 mi
- Newborough ArmsCommercialunder 1 mi
- Plas-y-bontDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.