Cae'r Gors

Cadw's description

Location

Located on the left side of the road from Rhostryfan to the crossroads in Rhosgadfan, the cottage has a low rubblestone wall to the front and a high rubblestone wall with iron gate to the road.

History

Shown on the 1839 Tithe Map, the cottage is typical of many in the area, being of 2-room plan with an attached cowhouse, and was probably built in the early C19. The writer, Kate Roberts, whose novels, such as Tea in the Heather, depict the life of the local smallholders and quarryworkers in the early C20, was born here in 1891. The cottage is now roofless and maintained as a managed ruin.

Exterior

Cottage. Single-storey 2-room plan, aligned roughly north-east to south-west, with full-length catslide outshut to rear; cowhouse attached to north-east gable end under same roofline as cottage. Roughly coursed rubblestone; roofless and with all door and window joinery missing at time of Survey. Cottage has windows to either side of offset entrance with substantial ridge stack to left at junction with cowhouse and an integral end stack to right. Cowhouse has offset doorway to front and another doorway to rear.

Interior

Roofless, the cottage has a stone cross wall and a large fireplace with timber lintel to the left stack; smaller fireplace to right room.

Reason for designation

Listed, despite its condition for its association with the writer, Kate Roberts.