Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cowhouse to east of Blaen-y-nant
Llandygai, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Nant Francon, Bangor, Llandygai, Gwynedd, designated on 24 May 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 24 May 2000
- Locality
- Nant Francon
- Town
- Bangor
- Community
- Llandygai
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.12720, -4.02774
- Cadw reference
- 23455
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1896 map "Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located in isolated position approximately 180m east of the farmhouse at Blaen-y-nant on the western side of the Afon Ogwen in the Nant Ffrancon valley below the A 5; low rubblestone wall protects east side of the cowhouse.
History
Built in the mid-C19 as a field cowhouse, probably originally associated with the roughly contemporary farmhouse at Blaen-y-nant (not included on this list). The cowhouse is a good example of a once common regional farmbuilding type, the detached cowhouse standing on its own in fields.
Exterior
Rectangular plan, aligned roughly north-south. Roughly coursed rubblestone; slate roof with coped verges. Eastern (entrance) side has 3 evenly-spaced doors and small window to left; boarded hatch to hayloft in south gable end.
Interior
Interior not inspected at time of Survey.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well-preserved example of a mid-C19 field cowhouse, a characteristic farmbuilding type of the region and period, which forms a distinctive feature in the landscape.
Nearby in the register
- The Holyhead Road: the Ogwen PassRoadunder 1 mi
- Nant Ffrancon Anti-invasion DefencesAnti Invasion Defence Siteunder 1 mi
- Telford Milestone (34)Transportunder 1 mi
- Pont Pen-y-benglogTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.