Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gate piers in boundary wall by Wern Gogas
Pentir, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 22 September 1997
- Locality
- Vaynol Park
- Town
- Bangor
- Community
- Pentir
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.19153, -4.19589
- Cadw reference
- 18925
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
The gate piers are located close to the road, on the track to Wern Gogas, and face SW towards Felinheli.
History
Vaynol Estate boundary wall was commenced 1863 and construction continued until c1870. There are indications that the gates were built slightly before the wall.
Exterior
Built of local freestone, and set in the coursed rubble estate boundary wall. Square in plan, slightly tapered up to a flat necking band, and weathered slate cappings. The wall is swept down each side; on the right to a similar but lower pier without the necking band.
Reason for designation
Included as a bold and strong element in the listed Park Boundary wall of Vaynol Estate.
Nearby in the register
- Port Church and Port Church HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- SingrigDomesticunder 1 mi
- SingrigDomesticunder 1 mi
- Gate piers on Bryntirion DriveDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.