Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pant-du-uchaf
Glyntraian, Wrexham, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Wern Tower, Llangollen, Glyntraian, Wrexham, designated on 18 February 2003.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 18 February 2003
- Locality
- Wern Tower
- Town
- Llangollen
- Community
- Glyntraian
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.94988, -3.11429
- Cadw reference
- 80896
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)
- 1898 · 121 Wrexham (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 121 Wrexham (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located on the E side of a narrow lane which leads N towards Froncysyllte from the Chirk Castle to Pontfadog road. In an upland location high above the Ceiriog Valley.
History
Probably early C19 and shown on the Tithe map of 1839
Exterior
Small 2-storey 2-window cottage, constructed of white-washed rubble stone under a slate roof with rendered brick end stack to R. The openings are all offset to the L and have flat heads. Small-pane iron casement windows with lead flashings to sills. The front faces W, the rear cut into the hillside. Boarded front door with 4-pane light, flanked by 2-light window to R and single light to L. Upper storey has 2-light windows aligned above with wooden lintels. Single-storey lean-to against S end, of white-washed rubble stone with corrugated asbestos roof. Boarded split doors to front (W) and single-light window to its R. N gable end has small 3-pane window to ground floor. Rear elevation not seen.
Interior
No access to interior at time of inspection
Reason for designation
Listed as a small, exceptionally well-detailed early C19 cottage retaining its character.
Nearby in the register
- Farm Ranges at Wern TowerAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Wern TowerDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and CanalAqueductunder 1 mi
- Cottage at The KennelsDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.