Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Penrhos
Aberdaron, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Rhoshirwaun, 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
- Rhoshirwaun
- Town
- Pwllheli
- Community
- Aberdaron
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.83380, -4.68598
- Cadw reference
- 20041
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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 attached to No 1 Penrhos down track running E from lane W of Rhoshirwaun, some 500m N of school.
History
One of a pair of croglofft cottages of earth-walled construction, a type that seems to date from mid C19 in the region, and is becoming rare. Not apparently marked on 1844 Aberdaron Tithe Map though a 23 acre (9.3ha) holding called Penrhos is named on the schedule, owned by David Evans, occupied by John Williams.
Exterior
Cottage, whitewashed earth walls and slate roof continuous with No 1 adjoining. red brick end stacks, right stack shared with No 1. Single-storey, double-fronted wuth ledged door, 2-pane sash left, 4-pane right. Lower outbuilding to left, whitewashed earth wall with ledged door and grouted slate roof. Rear wall of house is also whitewashed earth, with 9-pane small sash left and 4-pane small sash right.
Reason for designation
Included with No 1 Penrhos as part of a pair of mud-walled cottages, a vernacular building type becoming very rare in the region.
Nearby in the register
- PenrhosDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ardd Las / Efail RhosDomesticunder 1 mi
- MilestoneTransportunder 1 mi
- Castell OdoHillfortunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.