Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Tan y Fynwent
Llaneilian, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llaneilian, Isle of Anglesey, designated on 12 May 1970.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 12 May 1970
- Locality
- Llaneilian
- Community
- Llaneilian
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.41057, -4.30295
- Cadw reference
- 5364
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 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 93 Holyhead (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Set well back from the NE side of the country road leading through the village of Llaneilian; Tan y Fynwent is along a small trackway and lies c 25m ESE of the church of St Eilian
History
C18 vernacular cottage. The cottage, along with others in the neighbourhood, formed part of the parish property which had between them over 12 acres(4.86 hectares) of land; at the time of the 1841 Census it was tenanted and farmed by Hugh Jones and his family. The cottage was found to be in a derelict condition at the time of the resurvey and is overgrown with vegetation.
Exterior
Small vernacular cottage range comprising 2 storey, 2 window cottage with central doorway; lower single bay range to W end and 2 unit cowhouse to E, doors offset to R (E). Built of rubble masonry, the cowhouse limewashed, on a boulder base partly on outcropping rock. Roof of small old slates, grouted. Cottage has gable stacks with dripstones and capping; single bay range to W has projecting gable stack at W end. Low rubble wall to rounded garden at front of cottage.
Interior
Interior not inspected at the time of the survey.
Reason for designation
Listed, notwithstanding condition, as a small rural C18 cottage and shippon range which retains its vernacular character.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St EilianReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Lychgate to S entrance of Church of St EilianReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Cross in churchyard of Church of St EilianReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Lychgate at W entrance to Church of St EilianReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.