Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Mill and Waterwheel, with attached Stables, at Trefarthen
Llanidan, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Trefarthen, Llanidan, Isle of Anglesey, designated on 20 May 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 20 May 1998
- Locality
- Trefarthen
- Community
- Llanidan
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.17033, -4.27185
- Cadw reference
- 19875
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1883 map "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 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 · 105 Carnarvon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located on the W side of the farmyard of Trefarthen. The waterwheel is in a covered wheelpit on the W side of the building.
History
Probably mid C19.
Exterior
Farm mill building with waterwheel pit to rear (W) and single storey stable abutting to S, forming L-plan. The mill is a two storey, 3 window range with rubble walls and hipped slate roof. Ground floor has a door either end with two windows set between, with window heads raised above the level of the doors. First floor has three 9 pane windows. Slate lintels and sills to all openings. First floor accessed by external stone stairs with brick treads, to right (N) end wall. To rear (W) of building is subterranean waterwheel pit, now covered, with intact 18' waterwheel formerly driving agricultural machinery. Attached to the S side of the mill is a four bay stable for 6 working horses. Rubble walls and pitched slate roof. Door to left has been widened for vehicular access, with door and window to right, with slate sills.
Interior
Three bays, sawn and bolted king-post roof truss. Remains of bearing supporting machinery in rear (W) wall of ground floor.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well-preserved example of a purpose-built farm mill building, including an intact subterranean waterwheel, which forms part of the exceptionally well-preserved farmstead group at Trefarthen.
Nearby in the register
- Pigsty and boiling house at TrefarthenAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Corn barn at Trefarthen (S side of yard)Agriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Cowhouse, Hammels and Cartshed at TrefarthenAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Corn-barn at Trefarthen (N side of yard)Agriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.