Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Dovecote Above Portmeirion Hotel
Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Portmeirion, Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd, designated on 23 August 2002.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 23 August 2002
- Locality
- Portmeirion
- Community
- Penrhyndeudraeth
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.91203, -4.09965
- Cadw reference
- 26880
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the cliff immediately above and overlooking the hotel.
History
Portmeirion was designed and laid out by the celebrated architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis (1883-1978) following his purchase of the estate, then called Aber Iâ, in 1926. The village evolved over several decades and was still being added to in the 1970s.
C19 dovecote associated with the original Aber Ia (now the hotel building; `Cloughed-up' by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis).
Exterior
Rubble dovecote in the form of a cylindrical tower. The upper section has four tiers of nesting boxes with square holes and continuous projecting slate ledges. The structure is surmounted by a rendered balustrade with slatestone capping.
Reason for designation
Listed as a C19 dovecote with alterations by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis.
Group value with other listed items at Portmeirion.
Nearby in the register
- Portmeirion Hotel Including Revetment, Balustrade and Sculptures to the Upper TerraceCommercialunder 1 mi
- Sea-front Terrace Incorporating the Casino and Amis ReunisGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Chinese Gateway, Steps and Railings to Anchor, Including Associated Wall with Enclosure to NGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- AnchorCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.