Hafod-y-Llan

Cadw's description

Location

Located on the NW side of the Afon Glaslyn set back a quarter of a kilometer from the road between Bethania and the Llyn Gwynant; at the end of a lane running parallel with the main road and immediately adjacent to the modern farm house.

History

Farmhouse, built in the late C18 or early C19 and incorprating an integral storeyed stable bay, presumably representing stable with labourers' accommodation above. The site had previously been part of the Grange of Aberconwy and was mentioned as Havod Tulan in Ministers Accounts of 1536.

Exterior

Two-storey farmhouse with integral storeyed stable bay to the R. 3-window range to house, with further window over stable bay. Of whitened rubble with continuous slate roof and plain end chimneys to the house section; weathercoursing. Central entrance to the house with boarded door and late C19 slated canopy porch. To the L is a 15-pane early-mid C19 unhorned sash window; to the R is a later C19 six-pane sash. The far R bay has an open stable entrance; four 16-pane unhorned sashes to the first floor, as before. External stone-stepped access to first-floor entrance to the R (stable) gable; boarded door. Full-length contemporary outshut to rear with modern plain-glazed windows. A modern WC addition adjoins the house to the L gable.

Interior

2-unit plan, with central entrance. Slate-flagged floor to former hall (at L). Post-and-panel partition to the R of the entrance; plain beams and joists. Chamfered, cambered bressummer to the hall fireplace, with bracketed mantelshelf. Boarded doors and inner partition (to L of entrance). A plain C19 stick baluster dog-leg stair leads off from the hall; boarded underside.

Reason for designation

Listed for its special interest as a late C18 or early C19 farmhouse and stable range retaining good vernacular character in retention of external detail and interior layout and features.