Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pencruga
Aberdaron, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 26 June 1998
- Locality
- Penygroeslon
- Town
- Pwllheli
- Community
- Aberdaron
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.84091, -4.65339
- Cadw reference
- 20017
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 about 750m S of Penygroeslon crossroads on E side of road to Rhiw.
History
Croglofft cottage, probably mid C19, not marked on 1844 Llanfaelrhys Tithe Map.
Exterior
Cottage, whitewashed rubble stone with roof of small slates and end stacks. Larger stone stack to left with dripstones and pyramid capping, smaller roughcast stack to right. Single-storey, lofted within, double fronted with 4-pane horned sash each side of ledged door. Rendered right end wall with loft light. Left end outbuilding, whitewashed with stable door.
Reason for designation
Included as an exceptionally well-preserved example of a croglofft cottage.
Nearby in the register
- LettyDomestic1 mi
- Ffynnon Fair and BridgeDomestic1 mi
- Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funerary1 mi
- Bodwyddog BachDomestic1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.