Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cowhouse at Cors y Gedol Hall
Dyffryn Ardudwy, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanddwywe, Dyffryn Ardudwy, Gwynedd, designated on 13 April 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 13 April 2005
- Locality
- Llanddwywe
- Community
- Dyffryn Ardudwy
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.78651, -4.07618
- Cadw reference
- 84342
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
Cors y Gedol is ENE of Llanddwywe. The cowhouse is to the west of the upper yard, on the west side of the converted stable yard to the south of the hall.
History
The cowhouse appears to have been built in mid C19, probably contemporary with the adjacent stables and cartshed; not marked on the tithe map of the parish, 1840, but in place by the First Edition OS map of 1880.
Exterior
Linear single storey range built into raised ground giving access to pitching doors along the rear of the range. Built of coursed, mortared rubble masonry with large stones as quoins and lintels; slate roof with tiled ridge and advanced verges with shaped barge boards. The principal elevation opens into the yard to W and has 5 doors evenly spaced along the range; 3 pitching doors to rear.
Interior
The interior was not inspected at the time of the survey.
Reason for designation
Included as a little altered C19 cowhouse that forms part of a group of agricultural buildings that are an important element in the ensemble of domestic and working buildings at Cors y Gedol.
Nearby in the register
- Converted stables and cartshed range to S of Cors y Gedol HallAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Stables and cartshed adjoining cornbarn at Cors y Gedol HallAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Gatepiers and walling at Cors y Gedol HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Store-house adjacent to cornbarn at Cors y GedolAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.