Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Troed-y-rhiw
Mawddwy, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 4 November 1999
- Locality
- Dinas Mawwdy
- Town
- Machynlleth
- Community
- Mawddwy
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.73005, -3.65365
- Cadw reference
- 22590
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 farm lies within the Dyfi valley, NE of Dinas Mawddwy, beside the road running along the SW side of the valley.
History
The farmhouse is a typical 2-bay end stack smallholding house, probably of late C16 or C17 date.
Exterior
The house is built of rubble stonework, with a slate roof. Two bay plan, comprising lobby entry against end stack leading in to a living hall and an inner room beyond a timber partition. Panelled door, and one late C20 stained timber window to each bay, similar windows to the two raised and gabled dormers. New small windows in the NE gable end.
Interior
The large inglenook fireplace has a high stop-chamfered fire beam, and oven at the rear side. Centre cross ceiling beam. The central partition is formed with a pair of full height crucks, with trenched tie and collars, and principal rafters carrying two tiers of purlins. The apex of the truss is not visible. The inner room, now kitchen, has a dog leg stair to the upper floor.
Reason for designation
Included as a small farmhouse of sub-medieval date. Notwithstanding alterations to detail externally, the building retains its original 2-unit, lobby entry plan form and is an unusual example of full cruck construction in Snowdonia. Group Value with associated cruck barn.
Nearby in the register
- Farm building at Troed-y-rhiwAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Ty'n-y-fforddDomesticunder 1 mi
- LlanerchDomesticunder 1 mi
- (Hen) Ty'n y coedDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.