Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Creigir Isaf
Llanengan, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Abersoch, Pwllheli, Llanengan, Gwynedd, designated on 1 April 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 1 April 1998
- Locality
- Abersoch
- Town
- Pwllheli
- Community
- Llanengan
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.82500, -4.51841
- Cadw reference
- 19624
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1830 map "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 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)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 134 Pwllheli (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated some 170m down track running N from minor lane NW of Abersoch from junction some 200m W of Tan y Gaer estate.
History
Farmhouse possibly later C18 with the long proportions typical of pre C19 houses. Marked on 1839 Tithe Map as owned and occupied by William Jones. Salmon Jones, gentleman, (1772-1839), William Jones (d1868) and Salmon Jones (d1893) are buried at Llanengan.
Exterior
House, whitewashed rubble stone with slate close-eaved roof and stone end stacks. Two storeys, three-window range offset to right with 3 small 4-pane horned sashes above and two long 12-pane sashes below. Door head lower than window heads, C20 door, slab lintels. E end has two small first floor sashes and ground floor left C20 glazed door. Small outbuilding attached, whitewashed with slate roof. Rear is rubble stone with centre 8-pane stair light.
Reason for designation
A vernacular farmhouse with the small upper windows typical of the late C18 to early C19, possibly on earlier core.
Nearby in the register
- HendyDomesticunder 1 mi
- PenygraigDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ty'n-y-caeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Windmill Remains near Bryn FelinIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.