Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cowhouse at Maes y Meillion
Talsarnau, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 30 December 2004
- Locality
- Eisingrug
- Community
- Talsarnau
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.89178, -4.05888
- Cadw reference
- 83436
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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 W side of the country road leading N from Eisingrug and to the NW of Maes y neuadd. The cowhouse is at the E of the group.
History
The cowhouse is one of a group of farm buildings at Maes y Meillion, which were originally associated with Maes y neuadd. The cowhouse and adjacent haybarn are thought to be late C18.
Exterior
Long single storeyed cowhouse; well-coursed and roughly dressed boulders, with longer slabs as quoins and to the coped gables. Random slate roof, swept down lower to rear as over an aisle (a characteristic arrangement in regional cow-houses in Ardudwy). East elevation has outer doorways with boarded heck doors, and 2x2-pane windows in inner bays, that to left originally a doorway. Small opening in south gable, and pitching hole to north; single doorway in rear wall. (Block-work addition links cowhouse to neighbouring barn).
Interior
Pegged tie-beam trusses with collars.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well preserved traditional cowhouse; the exceptional quality of its construction may indicate is high status as serving the important estate of Maes y neuadd. Part of a group with the adjacent barn.
Nearby in the register
- Barn and hammel at Maes y MeillionAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Gateposts and flanking wall at Maes y MeillionDomesticunder 1 mi
- Gateposts and flanking walls at Maes-y-neuaddDomesticunder 1 mi
- Walled gardens at Maes-y-neuaddDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.