Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Dower House at Llwyndu
Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II* listed building in Llanaber, Barmouth, Gwynedd, designated on 27 November 1986.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 27 November 1986
- Locality
- Llanaber
- Community
- Barmouth
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.74625, -4.07539
- Cadw reference
- 5229
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
Immediately to the W of the main house and at right-angles with it.
History
Late C16/early C17 dwelling; this may have served as a formof dower house, or alternatively as a steward's house.
Exterior
2-storey rubble cottage with undulating slate roof andstone-coped, kneelered gable parapets; boulder foundations. Tall endstack to S gable with weather coursing and contemporary capping.Off-centre (L) doorway to E side to which one now steps down; smallsquare light below the eaves to the R. 2 projecting stones to the Sgable support the lintel of the fireplace internally and are thuscantelevered. Lean-to addition to N gable end, probably C19;overhanging eaves to rear (W). 2 square window openings and a lean-toprivy.
Interior
3-bay, formerly storeyed; pegged collar trusses with ridge beam and purlins. Large rubble chimneybreast and broad fireplace with C19 brick-lined bread oven.
Reason for designation
Included at grade II* as a scarce, largely unaltered example of a small-scale sub-medieval dower/steward's house.
Group value with other listed items at Llwyndu.
Nearby in the register
- Llwyndu Guest HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Long Barn Range at Llwyndu, including attached Small Range at S EndAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Former Cowhouse at LlwynduAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Former Watermill at LlwynduIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.