Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Meillionen Farmhouse
Buan, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Ceidio, Pwllheli, Buan, Gwynedd, designated on 19 October 1971.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 19 October 1971
- Locality
- Ceidio
- Town
- Pwllheli
- Community
- Buan
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.90670, -4.53658
- Cadw reference
- 4271
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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)
- 1899 · 134 Pwllheli (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated approx 2 km SW of the A497 road and 1.1 km SE of St Ceidio's Church.
History
Madryn Estate farmhouse, earlier to mid C19 detail but origins said to be early C17. Marked on 2" OS drawings of 1816-9, and on 1846 Ceidio Tithe Map, when owned by Sir Love Parry-Jones of Madryn.
Exterior
Farmhouse, granite rubble walls and stone lintels, graduated slate roof with a crow-stepped gable parapet on the left end. Diagonal chimney on right end, possibly C17, stone base and rendered shaft. Long SE front of 4 bays, with generally casement pair windows in first, second and fourth bays, half-glazed door in third with no window over. Casements are small paned, and the 2 to first floor left are iron. Ground floor openings have flat hoodmoulds, and windows have been renewed, casement pairs to left, 12-pane fixed light to right. NW rear elevation has a projecting gabled wing to right of centre, whitewashed, with outshut also whitewashed to right. Gable wall of wing has small C20 casement at first-floor with hoodmould. C20 enlarged window below. Door in left side wall, in small C20 porch, lean-to against rear of main range.
Interior
Ingle-nook with large bressumer on NE end wall.
Reason for designation
Included as a distinctively detailed vernacular farmhouse with C17 features.
Nearby in the register
- Efail Gledrydd ForgeIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Efail GledryddDomesticunder 1 mi
- Nant y Gledrydd Standing StoneStanding Stoneunder 1 mi
- Church of St CeidioReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.