Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Efail Bach
Moelfre, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 7 February 2002
- Locality
- City Dulas
- Town
- Moelfre
- Community
- Moelfre
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.36081, -4.29657
- Cadw reference
- 26222
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 1883 "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Set at right angles to the SW side of the A5025 between Brynrefail and City Dulas; c200m SE of Pont Dulas.
History
Probably early C19 labourers cottage. The Tithe Map for the parish of Penrhos Lligwy, 1844, shows few buildings and the area is divided into 10 parcels of land, the 3 largest shared between 2 estates. The cottage is sited on land owned by the Right Honorable Lord Newborough of Lligwy and is recorded as being farmed by Hugh Jones. The name and site of the cottage suggest that the occupier was probably a blacksmith who may have worked for the Lligwy estate, though the cottage could not be identified in the Census Returns as several Efail and Refail entries were present.
Exterior
Single storey cottage, built of rubble masonry, limewashed. Slate roof with tiled ridge and coping, velux windows to rear; large rectangular rendered gable stacks with capping; high eaves line. The entrance elevation faces a small garden to the NW, the central doorway has a modern door and is flanked by small 6-pane horned sash windows with slate sills. There is a later addition to the rear.
Interior
Interior not inspected at the time of the survey.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good early C19 labourer's cottage which retains its simple plan and vernacular character.
Nearby in the register
- Lofted cartshed and cowhouse range at Bodafon IsafAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Bodafon Isaf and attached agricultural rangeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Morris Brothers MemorialNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Ogof Arian CaveCaveunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.