Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Field Cowhouse NE of Llyndy Isaf
Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Bethania, Porthmadog, Beddgelert, Gwynedd, designated on 25 November 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 25 November 1998
- Locality
- Bethania
- Town
- Porthmadog
- Community
- Beddgelert
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.03054, -4.05014
- Cadw reference
- 20930
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 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 119 Snowdon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located on the brow of a hill to the NE of Llyndy Isaf farm, approximately 750m S of Bethania; accessed via a track running SW from the road leading from Bethania to the Nanmor valley.
History
Probably late C17 field cowhouse of a type characteristic of the region; originally built to house a small number of cows or cattle at some distance from the main farmstead.
Exterior
Vernacular field cowhouse, sited with its gable into a gentle hill-slope, as is customary. Of boulder rubble construction on pronounced boulder and rock foundations; slate roof with crudely-kneelered and slab-coped gable parapets. Entrance to the front gable with crude projecting lintel supported on stone corbels; deeply-recessed modern boarded door. Former loading bay to the rear gable, now reduced to a 3-light window; the roof has a discreet skylight to the R pitch.
In front of the entrance is a crude slate-slab forecourt with later dry stone rubble pen walls projecting to the front and sides.
Interior
Three-bay interior with original primitive pegged oak collar trusses.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a good example of a vernacular late C17/early C18 regional field cowhouse retaining good character and including its associated walled stackyard.
Nearby in the register
- Bethania ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Pont BethaniaTransportunder 1 mi
- Stable and Cartshed at Hafod y LlanAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Haybarn at Hafod y LlanAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.