Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Privy tower at Porthamel
Llanidan, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Porthamel, Llanidan, Isle of Anglesey, designated on 20 May 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 20 May 1998
- Locality
- Porthamel
- Community
- Llanidan
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.18714, -4.23683
- Cadw reference
- 19885
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)
- 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 to the S of Porthamel house, in the corner of the garden. The tower is set alongside a former road (now disused) leading up from the the Menai Strait.
History
Probably mid C19, used as a privy, but possibly built as an folly or observation tower, exploiting a commanding position overlooking the Menai Strait.
Exterior
A square tower with tapering sides, walls of pink gritstone rubble. Single door to E side with pointed arch lintel. The walls of the tower are ruinous and the roof is missing. Abutting to the N is a garden wall which incorporates a pointed arch gateway.
Reason for designation
Listed as an unusual, functional, garden structure, which forms part of a group with Porthamel house.
Nearby in the register
- PorthamelDomesticunder 1 mi
- Barn at Plas CochAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Castell GwylanDomesticunder 1 mi
- Plas CochDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.