Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Hendafarn
Nefyn, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Porth Nefyn, Pwllheli, Nefyn, Gwynedd, designated on 18 June 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 18 June 1998
- Locality
- Porth Nefyn
- Town
- Pwllheli
- Community
- Nefyn
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.93845, -4.53730
- Cadw reference
- 19982
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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)
- 1899 · 118 Nevin (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated facing E to the rear of the beach at Porth Nefyn some 350m S of the point at Penrhyn Nefyn.
History
Late C18 or early C19 small house, possibly connected with the fishing or boat building industries of Porth Nefyn in the C19. The Nefyn Tithe Map of 1838 shows Hendafarn as possibly part of Bwlch Glas, a holding of some 8 acres (3.25ha) owned by Simon Jones and occupied by William Parry.
Exterior
House, whitewashed rubble stone, slate roof and stone end stacks. Stack to right is shared with adjoining cottage, massive stack to left. One and a half storeys, double-fronted, front offset to right. Windows are 4-pane casements, those on first floor smaller and set in gabled half dormers. White painted boarded door.
Reason for designation
A well-preserved late C18 or early C19 house in a beach setting.
Nearby in the register
- Cae'r PwllDomesticunder 1 mi
- MilestoneTransportunder 1 mi
- Glan-dwrDomesticunder 1 mi
- Capel MoreiaReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.