Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pencruga
Aberdaron, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Penygroeslon, Pwllheli, Aberdaron, Gwynedd, designated on 26 June 1998.
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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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)
- 1898 · 133 Bardsey Island (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (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.