Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Old Customs Post
Trearddur, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Porth Dafarch, Trearddur, Isle of Anglesey, designated on 26 March 1973.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Civil
- Date of designation
- 26 March 1973
- Locality
- Porth Dafarch
- Community
- Trearddur
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.28707, -4.65310
- Cadw reference
- 5714
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)
- 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)
- 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
In a sheltered location set within the cliffs on the NW side of Porth Dafarch, NW of Trearddur Bay.
History
Built as customs post in 1819, when a harbour was completed at Porth Dafarch; built to allow mail and passengers to be landed on Holyhead Island when N winds made landing at Holyhead impossible. In 1873 the new harbour at Holyhead was completed, making the one at Porth Dafarch redundant.
Exterior
Square, single storey structure; built abutting the cliff face which forms one side of the structure, the other 3 sides of local rubble, a flat cement roof. Openings with segmental-arched stone heads; single entrance doorway in seaward facing side and single window in right return. In poor condition, June ' 98.
Interior
Contains a barrel vaulted ceiling of red brick.
Reason for designation
Listed as an unusual example of a customs post and coastal landmark of local historical interest.
Nearby in the register
- Porth Dafarch Hut CirclesRound Barrowunder 1 mi
- Plas Meilw Hut CirclesUnenclosed hut circleunder 1 mi
- Dinas Porth RuffyddHillfortunder 1 mi
- Penrhosfeilw Standing StonesStanding Stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.