Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Horse Drinking Trough and Fountain
Llandygai, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Water Supply and Drainage
- Date of designation
- 24 May 2000
- Locality
- Llandygai
- Community
- Llandygai
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.21659, -4.09574
- Cadw reference
- 23393
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 1896 "Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Built into the park wall to Penrhyn Castle on the north side of the road between Llandygai and Tal-y-bont approximately 40m west of the bridge over the Afon Ogwen.
History
Built into the park wall of Penrhyn Castle at the instigation of George Hay Dawkins-Pennant in 1834.
Exterior
Horse drinking trough and fountain, built into the park wall of Penrhyn Castle. Round-arched recess in 3 orders constructed of Anglesey limestone set into slight projection from park wall, inner arch framing niche with copper pipe discharging through carved shell into lobed trough below with moulded rim; inscription around inner arch records that the structure was erected by George Hay Dawkins Pennant on 17 February 1834.
Reason for designation
Included as a well-preserved and distinctive feature of the early to mid-C19 planned estate village of Llandygai.
Nearby in the register
- Pont Tal-y-bont (partly in Llanllechid community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Pont Tal-y-bont (partly in Llandygai community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Wyatt Memorial at the Church of St TegaiReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St TegaiReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.