Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Beudy'r Ddol
Dolbenmaen, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 30 March 1999
- Locality
- Cwm Pennant
- Town
- Dolbenmaen
- Community
- Dolbenmaen
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.02011, -4.17715
- Cadw reference
- 21524
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 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
The cowhouse stands in an isolated position on level ground at the head of the Cwm Pennant valley.
History
The outfield cowhouse is probably of the C18, and has the dates 1793 and 1795 inscribed on the collar beam of the centre truss, although the roof may merely be replaced at this date.
Exterior
Built of rounded boulders laid with minimal mortar and some galletting, typical of the Snowdonia area. Slate roof between raised gable walls with unshaped kneelers. Rectangular in plan with a low door central to the S end, and having a pitching door at the N end to a former hay loft. Green rhyolite lintels. Two vents on the W side, now blocked.
Interior
Undivided interior, with former loft to N. Three roof trusses, the principals having a blade-like form, with properly tenoned collar beams, each joint 4 x pegged, and with round pole tie beam. The apex is halved and pegged. The trusses carry 2 tiers of squared purlins. A slighter truss survives at the N end, perhaps somewhat earlier in date.
Reason for designation
Included as a good and dated example of the traditional Snowdonia type of field cowhouse.
Nearby in the register
- Bridge across the Afon Trwsgl with the adjoining tramway bridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Prince of Wales QuarryQuarryunder 1 mi
- Craig Cwm Silyn round cairnRound Cairn1 mi
- Gilfach Copper MineCopper Mine1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.