Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cowhouse/granary and pigsties at Eithinog-uchaf
Llanllyfni, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Penygroes, Llanllyfni, Gwynedd, designated on 21 July 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 21 July 2000
- Locality
- Penygroes
- Community
- Llanllyfni
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.05267, -4.30739
- Cadw reference
- 23744
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 1795 map "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).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 118 Nevin (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located on the south side of the farmyard at Eithinog-uchaf; the farmyard sits to the north of the farmhouse on the track to Pant Eithinog, which itself lies just off Ffordd Clynnog.
History
Shown on the 1840 Tithe Map, the cowhouse/granary was probably built c1825, which is the date of an overmantel in the farmhouse and appears to be contemporary with the construction of the farmhouse; the pigsties are probably later C19 additions.
Exterior
All of roughly coursed rubblestone; slate roofs, cowhouse/granary with slate slabs to front slope. Cowhouse has 2 doorways at front alternating with 3 small multi-paned/ventilated windows, all with stone lintels; ventilation slits to left of centre and right, latter blocked. Stone steps with retaining wall on right gable end lead to boarded door; small rooflights to front and back lighting loft at this end. Pigsties behind cowhouse, larger at right-angles with gable-ended roof and 3 pens, smaller of lean-to type (also free standing) with 2 pens.
Interior
Loft at right end has corn bins and A-frame truss.
Reason for designation
Included as a well-preserved early C19 cowhouse/granary having strong group value with the other buildings at Eithinog-uchaf.
Nearby in the register
- Cowhouse at Eithinog-uchafAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Former cottage at Eithinog-uchafDomesticunder 1 mi
- Barn and stables at Eithinog-uchafAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Eithinog-uchafDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.