Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Cock-loft
Buan, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 15 July 1998
- Locality
- Boduan
- Town
- Pwllheli
- Community
- Buan
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.91853, -4.51727
- Cadw reference
- 20124
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 1830 "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Located on the NE side of the A497, some 380m W of junction with B4354, and just W of 1-3 Tan-y-Fron.
History
Early to mid C19 croglofft cottage probably built by the Newborough Estate at Boduan.
Exterior
Small single-storey croglofft cottage. Granite rubble walls, with large stone lintels. Small-slated roof with rendered end-chimneys and dripstones. Roof-light to loft, right. Larger stack left. S front has central half-glazed door and small 4-pane hornless sash each side. Small addition on W end. Small C20 rear addition.
Reason for designation
Grade II as a well-preserved croglofft cottage, of group value with Nos 1-3 Tan-y-Fron.
Nearby in the register
- MilestoneTransportunder 1 mi
- Tan-y-fronDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tan-y-fronDomesticunder 1 mi
- Nant FarmDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.