Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Plas Llanfigael
Llanfachraeth, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 5 April 1971
- Locality
- Llanfigael
- Town
- Holyhead
- Community
- Llanfachraeth
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.31615, -4.51085
- Cadw reference
- 5297
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 back from the E side of a country road within the hamlet of Llanfigael; c 30m NE of the church of St Figael and c 1.5km ESE of the church of St Machraeth.
History
Circa 1795 with alterations. It is thought that the house may have been designed by John Cooper, the architect also responsible for Bodorgan Hall.
Exterior
Two storey former rectory. Five windows including 3-window central splayed projection with pyramidal roof and 2-windows on return, and wing at rear. Rubble masonry with red brick slightly cambered heads to windows. Hipped roof of slates. First floor sill band. Massive twin red brick chimney stacks. Sash windows with glazing bars. Sunk panels above centre 3-windows at ground floor and wide window each side with arched tympanum. Lawned garden.
Interior
Delicate enriched cornices, oak stairs with cut string and gentle going, doors with 6 sunk panels. First floor fireplaces with hobgrates and marble linings to wood mantels.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good late C18 rectory retaining many original features.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St FigaelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Cowhouse-stable range, Tyn-y-maenDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tyn-y-maenDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cornbarn Range, Tyn-y-MaenAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.