Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cottage at Plas Llandecwyn
Talsarnau, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 30 December 2004
- Locality
- Llandecwyn
- Community
- Talsarnau
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.91612, -4.03568
- Cadw reference
- 83435
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 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
Set back from the E side of the country lane, once the country road to Maentwrog, which leads to the Church of St Tecwyn. The building lies to the S of the house and barn at Plas Llandecwyn.
History
Late C18 or early C19 building, featured on the tithe map of the parish, 1842; somewhat altered in C20. The immediate use is unclear, may be a lofted agricultural building, or may have been a building used as farm worker's accommodation.
Exterior
Small lofted range built of coursed rubble masonry with large stones in the construction and used as lintels. Modern slate roof with stone copings that has roof lights and a hipped gable dormer in the rear pitch. There is a boarded door in the front (NW) elevation flanked by small recessed timber casements. The loft doorway is in the L (NE) gable and accessed via an external flight of stone steps. There is a single small light in the rear wall and an 8-pane light in the dormer which has slate hung cheeks. At the R (SW) gable there is a massive raking buttress of coursed rubble above which there is a single paned light in the gable apex.
Interior
The interior was not inspected at the time of the survey.
Reason for designation
Included, notwithstanding alterations, as an agricultural range that forms part of the farmstead group at Plas Llandecwyn.
Nearby in the register
- Agricultural range at Plas LlandecwynAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Plas LlandecwynDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lofted stable and cartshed at Plas LlandecwynAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Field barn at Plas LlandecwynAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.