Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Groes-wen
Llanelidan, Denbighshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 21 March 2001
- Locality
- Llanelidan
- Town
- Ruthin
- Community
- Llanelidan
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.02635, -3.32474
- Cadw reference
- 24996
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
Beside minor road 2 km south of Llanelidan church, at start of a lane branching to Ty'n-y-pant.
History
A small agricultural labourer's cottage, shown on the 1874 map, and since enlarged at rear.
Exterior
A single-storey two-unit cottage, standing in a hollow between the road and a lane, and facing north. It is rendered and whitened and has a slate roof and tile ridge. End-chimneys also rendered and whitened. Restored central heck-door. Four-pane casement windows with painted sills. Small lean-to at left, fronting the lane, with later sheds to its rear. Stone front garden wall to the lane with wooden gate.
Interior
Interior not seen.
Reason for designation
An unusual survival of a C19 single storey agricultural labourer's cottage of the smallest description, which has retained its vernacular character.
Nearby in the register
- Tom Dongen Round BarrowRound Barrowunder 1 mi
- Stable Range at Plas-yr-esgobDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lofted Cartshed Range at Plas-yr-esgobDomesticunder 1 mi
- Plas-yr-esgob (The Bishop's Manor House)Domesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.