Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bwlch Uchaf
Aberdaron, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 26 June 1998
- Locality
- Anelog
- Town
- Pwllheli
- Community
- Aberdaron
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.80934, -4.74100
- Cadw reference
- 20004
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated high on SE slope of Mynydd Anelog, above and to E of Tai Bwlch, approached by footpath only.
History
Croglofft cottage, probably early C19, built at upper edge of the settlement area on Mynydd Anelog. Named on schedule to 1844 Tithe map as owned and occupied by Owen Lewis, with 1 acre (0.4ha).
Exterior
Cottage, whitewashed rubble stone with grouted slate roof, in poor condition, and stone end stacks with dripstones and pyramid cappings. Larger square stack to left. Single-storey, double-fronted with facade offset to right. Two 4-pane sashes and centre half-glazed door. Loft light in right end wall. Rear wall partly collapsed.
Reason for designation
Included, despite poor condition, as part of the important vernacular group of encroachment cottages on Mynydd Anelog that represents a very good example of commons-encroachment settlement.
Nearby in the register
- Tai BwlchDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ty'n-y-mynyddDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ty'n AnelogDomesticunder 1 mi
- Outbuildings at Ty'n AnelogDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.