Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Beudy & Ysgubor
Betws Garmon, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 9 June 1999
- Locality
- Clogwyn-y-gwin
- Town
- Caernarfon
- Community
- Betws Garmon
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.06412, -4.13210
- Cadw reference
- 21868
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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
Located on the E side of the A4085,in northern fields of Clogwyn-y-gwin, adjoining Glan-yr-aron.
History
Part of the farm of Clogwyn-y-gwin, the cowhouse is probably of late C18 date, and the up-slope sited barn a later addition, probably of mid C19 date.
Exterior
L-plan range of cowhouse and barn. The cowhouse is aligned at right-angles to the slope. Massive boulder construction with renewed slate roof and roughly coped lower gable. Rough stone platform in front of lower gable which has doorway with projecting rough stone lintel. High-set pitching door in upper gable, accessed from barn. the later barn is aligned along the slope to the rear (uphill) of the cowhouse: also rough boulder construction (though a smaller grade) with slate roof. Doorway to left of lower long wall, and pitching doors in each gable.
Interior
Cowhouse has fine surviving interior with 3 curved principals with roughly cambered collars, with their feet set into the wall in the manner of raised crucks, carrying 2 flat purlins; pegged rafters. Stone flags to central walkway, with some cobbles visible under concrete to stalls; timber stall dividers also survive. Barn has simple A-frame trusses and renewed rafters.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well-preserved field cowhouse and barn group. The cowhouse is a particularly good (and probably early) example of its type, retaining internal carpentry of a high order.
Nearby in the register
- Pont Cwellyn No 1 and Pont Cwellyn No 2 (also known together as Pont Glan-yr-afon)Transportunder 1 mi
- MilestoneTransportunder 1 mi
- Slate Direction IndicatorsTransportunder 1 mi
- Pen-y-GonglDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.