Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Stables with Granary, Cartshed and Farmyard Entrance Piers at Penychain
Llannor, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Morfa Abererch, Pwllheli, Llannor, Gwynedd, designated on 8 February 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 8 February 1999
- Locality
- Morfa Abererch
- Town
- Pwllheli
- Community
- Llannor
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.90080, -4.34044
- Cadw reference
- 21340
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)
- 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)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Pen-ychain farm stands on the headland, c4km E of Pwllheli. This building forms the SW corner of the farmyard.
History
Penychain was built by the Glyn-llifon Estate in the mid C19 as a model farm. The farm buildings demonstrate an efficient and organised approach to farming undertaken by large estates of the mid Victorian period.
Exterior
This building continues the S range W of the main farmyard entrance, and returns as a 2-bay stable, across the W end. Attached at the N end is a ty-bach in the angle with the boundary wall of the yard, and large gatepiers flanking the driftway leading into the fields to the W. The carthouse is of 2 bays, open to the yard, and has an external stone stair at the E end rising to a granary over. The W stable range has two large openings. The large square gatepiers have a stone quasi-cornice. Outside, immediately S of the gateway, and beyond the main enclosed yard to the W is a small rick yard surrounded by stone walls.
Reason for designation
Included as a well-designed element within the farmyard of the well preserved estate farm group at Penychain.
Nearby in the register
- S Range of Farm Buildings at PenychainAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- N Farm Range at PenychainAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Farm Outbuilding at PenychainAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Piggery at PenychainAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.