Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cow House S of Ael-y-Glyn
Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Harlech, Gwynedd, designated on 21 June 2001.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 21 June 2001
- Locality
- Harlech
- Community
- Harlech
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.86389, -4.10584
- Cadw reference
- 25518
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 · 135 Harlech (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located by the side of the lane S of Ael-y-Glyn, immediately N of the electricity sub station at the NE boundary of Lower Harlech.
History
Late C18 or early C19 vernacular cow house, built as a pair with the adjacent barn; probably originally serving Ael-y-Glyn.
Exterior
Small rectangular cow house of local rubble construction with roughly-kneelered rubble gable parapets; old slate roof. Entrance to the side opposite the lane; small later buttress to the R on the lane-facing side.
Interior
The interior was not inspected at the time of survey.
Reason for designation
Listed as a late C18 or early C19 vernacular cow house retaining good original character.
Group value with the adjacent barn.
Nearby in the register
- Barn S of Ael-y-GlynAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Castell HarlechCastleunder 1 mi
- Bier House at Capel RehobothReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Ty'r FelinDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.