Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Kiln House (roddyn) at Melin Pen-y-gaer
Llangwm, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Arddwyfaen, Llangwm, Conwy, designated on 1 April 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 1 April 1998
- Locality
- Arddwyfaen
- Community
- Llangwm
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.01019, -3.53991
- Cadw reference
- 19595
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 1898 · 120 Corwen (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Melin Pen-y-gaer stands back from the road from the Holyhead Road at Arddwyfaen to Llanfihangel-Glyn-Myfyr. The kiln house stands close to and at right angles to the W side of the mill.
History
The building was probably erected in c1866 at the same time as the mill itself.
Exterior
Built of local rubble country stone, with a slate roof. Stone lintel to ground floor boarded door, which is raised to cart level on a platform approached by steps. Small timber windows to the upper level. Pig sties, a frequent appurtenance to corn mills, lie immediately to the E.
Interior
The building is in 3 parts, the door leading to a central service bay, with kilns in the two end bays. Funnelled entrance to the heating chamber below each kiln floor, formed with perforated tiles, with a raking space in the upper part of the central bay with spouts to the service bay below. Access to each kiln floor is gained by doors at the ends of the building.
Reason for designation
Included as a scarce surviving example of this building type, and as a part of the fine and unaltered mill group at Melin Pen-y-gaer.
Nearby in the register
- Melin Pen-y-gaer, aka Ty-nant MillAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Carthouse in farmyard NE of Hendre ArddwyfaenAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Farm Buildings NE of Hendre ArddwyfaenAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Hendre ArddwyfaenDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.