Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gwern Einion
Llanfair, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanfair, Gwynedd, designated on 23 May 2003.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 23 May 2003
- Locality
- Llanfair
- Community
- Llanfair
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.83676, -4.09406
- Cadw reference
- 81080
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
Set at the E side of a country lane off a narrow road which leads ENE off the A496 at Pont Pen-y-sarn-hir.
History
Late C18 or early C19 farmhouse. Recorded in the tithe apportionment of the parish, 1849, as an extensive farmstead of 187 acres (75.7 hectares) owned by Edward Owen and occupied by William Parry.
Exterior
Two-storey farmhouse, now with lean-to addition at L (N) gable. Built of roughly coursed squared rubble masonry with large stones as quoins and lintels. Modern slate roof with advanced eaves and gables, small rooflights set in the front pitch; rectangular stone stacks with dripstones and capping. The principal elevation is a 3-window range of widely spaced windows and central doorway. The ground floor windows are horned sash windows of 16-panes, the first floor has unequal sash windows of 12-panes. The door is centrally placed and there is a single doorway in the front wall of the lean-to addition.
Interior
The interior could not be inspected at the time of the survey.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good late C18 or early C19 farmhouse which retains its original character in plan and form.
Nearby in the register
- Pigsty & Brewhouse range at Gwern EinionAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Gwern Einion Burial ChamberChambered Tombunder 1 mi
- Agricultural range at Llwyn HwlcynAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Cartshed at Llwyn HwlcynAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.