Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ty'r Felin
Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 21 June 2001
- Locality
- Harlech
- Community
- Harlech
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.85977, -4.10750
- Cadw reference
- 25506
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
Set back slightly from the lane behind a narrow garden.
History
Storeyed sub-medieval house, probably of second-half C17 date; C19 and C20 alterations.
Exterior
One-and-a-half storey house of local rubble construction; modern slate roof with rubble gable parapet and end chimney to the L; plain slate capping and weathercoursing. Asymmetrical openings to front elevation: the entrance is off-centre R and has a modern multi-pane glazed door; to its R is a 12-pane unhorned sash window whilst to the L is a 16-pane, unhorned C19 sash. Above the latter is a small catslide dormer containing a 4-pane casement; small skylight to the R.
Interior
The interior was not inspected at the time of survey.
Reason for designation
Listed as a sub-medieval town house retaining good external character with traditional detail; one of the few remaining pre-C19 houses in Harlech.
Nearby in the register
- Gweithdy SaerCommercialunder 1 mi
- Harlech CastleDefenceunder 1 mi
- Bryn TirionDomesticunder 1 mi
- Castell HarlechCastleunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.