Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cowhouse to S. of Bryn Mawr
Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 19 June 1990
- Community
- Dolgellau
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.73057, -3.88423
- Cadw reference
- 5139
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
Situated immediately in front of the farmhouse and parallel to it.
History
Early Cl7.
Exterior
Single storey, lofted dower house or Tyddyn-y-Traian (Jointure-House). Currently used for agricultural purposes. Originally direct entry with hall to S, service rooms to N. Coursed rubble masonry, boulder foundation. Steeply pitched quarry slate roof, simple ovolo eaves cornice, close verges. Stack removed from right end.
Window to left doorways to centre and right, that to right formerly window; plank doors, stone lintels. Blocked loft window to right on N gable end.
Window to left on rear elevation, partly blocked, stone lintel.
Late Cl9, three bay cowhouse adjoins to S. Rubble masonry, slate roof. Central doorway, doorhead at eaves, plank split door. Vent slits to end bay. Pitching door to gable end. Tie beam and collar beam trusses, bolted.
Interior
Stop chamfered transverse ceiling beams. Broad bressumer with broach stops to chamfer. Rubble cross wall inserted to S of original entry. Small fireplace to loft. 2 through purlin collared trusses, original purlins.
Reason for designation
Important group value of dower house with farmhouse.
Nearby in the register
- Dower House at Bryn MawrDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bryn Mawr FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Field Barn at Bryn MawrAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Field Barn at Bryn MawrAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.