Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ty-newydd, with attached walls
Dolbenmaen, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 30 March 1999
- Locality
- Cwmystradllyn
- Town
- Dolbenmaen
- Community
- Dolbenmaen
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.96092, -4.14861
- Cadw reference
- 21537
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 house stands alone on the verge of a minor road from Prenteg to Cwm Pennant, in a re-entrant angle of the field wall.
History
Probably built in the late C18 or early C19, and typical of the encroachment in upland waste areas which was taking place at that time, associated with the growth of a dual economy in the quarrying regions of upland Snowdonia.
Exterior
Built of large greenstone rubble, with a slate roof. Single storey building comprising 2 rooms with gable stacks and lean-to on the N end. Central door within a slate orthostatic porch, the door boarded. Small deeply recessed windows either side with slate windows, probably 4-pane casements, and a small light to the loft in the S gable end. The substantial stacks have weather drips. The wide lean-to has a boarded door and two windows on the N end.
The attached walls enclosing the field to the N are built of boulders.
Interior
Not accessible at the time of inspection.
Reason for designation
Included as a well-preserved example of a very small vernacular dwelling type, characteristic of this former quarrying area.
Nearby in the register
- Farm Building at EreiniogAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- EreiniogDomesticunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding in line with the house at ErwsuranAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Outbuildings at ErwsuranDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.