Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Stables at Nanhoron
Botwnnog, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 11 February 1998
- Locality
- Botwnnog
- Town
- Pwllheli
- Community
- Botwnnog
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.85368, -4.55435
- Cadw reference
- 19330
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
In the grounds of the estate at Nanhoron reached along a private drive which runs some 150m SW of the B4413 into a partly cobbled yard. Datestone in boundary wall to N of stable reads 'T + I 1756'.
History
Late C18-early C19 stable block.
Exterior
Lofted stable; roughly coursed rubble stone, slate roof. S gable has centre pair of boarded stable doors with 5-pane rectangular overlights; boarded door on first floor to loft; all with stone lintels. The E side has boarded door with 7-pane overlight to left; large opening with C20 door to right, and small 24-pane horizontally sliding sash in centre. External stone stair to loft at N gable-end. Boarded upper door and 12-pane sash to left with 6 horizontal wrought iron protection bars.
Reason for designation
A well-preserved stable block, forming part of an historically interesting range of estate buildings, very rare in the region.
Nearby in the register
- The Coach House at NanhoronDomesticunder 1 mi
- NanhoronDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Lodge at NanhoronDomesticunder 1 mi
- Entrance Gates at NanhoronDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.