Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
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Llanfrothen, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Ynysfor, Porthmadog, Llanfrothen, Gwynedd, designated on 14 May 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 14 May 1998
- Locality
- Ynysfor
- Town
- Porthmadog
- Community
- Llanfrothen
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.95767, -4.08598
- Cadw reference
- 19848
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)
- 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 · 119 Snowdon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located on the rocky hill Ynys Fach approximately 1.2km NW of Garreg; accessed via a lane running northwestwards from the B4410 beyond Ty Newydd Morfa.
Exterior
Late-Regency house of 3 bays and 2-stories with storied service wing to rear forming an L plan. Of rubble construction with rendered front and shallow-pitched slate roof, with deep verges and oversailing eaves; plain end chimneys with weathercoursing and cornice bands. Symmetrical front with central entrance to stepped-up ground floor; 4-panel door (upper 2 glazed) with plain rectangular overlight. In front, a modern open porch with iron-work supports and glazed roof. 16-pane slightly-recessed, unhorned sash windows to ground and first floors, with projecting slate cills. To the rear, a lower storeyed service wing advances to the L, partly enclosing a service court; later C19 and modern windows, together with a part-glazed rear door.
Interior
The interior was not available for inspection at the time of survey.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a late Georgian house retaining good external character.
Nearby in the register
- Old Ynysfor FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Agricultural Range at Old YnysforAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Defended Settlement 150m NW of Plas YnysforEnclosure - Defensiveunder 1 mi
- War MemorialReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.