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Pen-lan Cottage

A Grade II Listed Building in Pentir, Gwynedd

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2055 / 53°12'19"N

Longitude: -4.1955 / 4°11'43"W

OS Eastings: 253460

OS Northings: 369855

OS Grid: SH534698

Mapcode National: GBR 5M.21B6

Mapcode Global: WH546.JPBG

Plus Code: 9C5Q6R43+6Q

Entry Name: Pen-lan Cottage

Listing Date: 26 August 1992

Last Amended: 22 September 1997

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 4208

Building Class: Agriculture and Subsistence

ID on this website: 300004208

Location: The cottage lies directly N of Vaynol Farm, and is reached by a track off the drive that runs to the National Trust car park. It faces E on the edge of Pen-lan Covert.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Bangor

Community: Pentir

Community: Pentir

Locality: Vaynol Park

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

Tagged with: Cottage

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History

Contemporary with the mid to late C19 estate improvements, and is included on the estate papers of 1871.

Exterior

Of rubble and timber, with a steep fish-scale slate roof. Single storey, symmetrical front with two large projecting end gables and three minor gables over the centre lean-to glass-fronted verandah. Most gable finials are lost. Tudor label mouldings over the 3-light gable windows. Five pane windows to the centre. On the rear slope, two diagonally set rendered chimney stacks.

Reasons for Listing

Included for its distinctive design as a mid to late C19 estate cottage, and for its group value with other listed items in Vaynol Park.

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Other nearby listed buildings

  • II Kennels
    The kennels lie at the far N end of the group of buildings at the heart of Vaynol Park, and alongside the trackway to the National Trust reserve.
  • II Y Bwthyn
    The cottage lies immediately NW of Vaynol Farm, facing towards the chapel. It was formerly known as Church Cottage.
  • II Stable range to NW farmyard
    Adjoining the Long Barn on the N and at right angles, and closing the W side of this farmyard.
  • II Cart shed to NW farmyard, including hammel to rear.
    Set at right angles to the Long Barn on the N side, and closing the E side of this farmyard, facing the hammel and haystore in the NE farmyard. Vaynol Farm lies N of Vaynol Old Hall.
  • II Range attached to W end of Long Barn
    Vaynol Farm lies to the N of Vaynol Old Hall. This range is attached to the Long Barn in line, and stepped down, with twin yards at the W end.
  • II Hammel and haystore to NE farmyard
    Set at right angles to the NE end of the Long Barn, and on the opposite side of the narrower NE farmyard from the hammel at the rear of the cartshed range. Vaynol Farm lies to the N of Vaynol Old Hal
  • II* Long Barn at Vaynol Farm
    The long barn stands at the centre of the Vaynol Farm buildings, the gable end facing the E approach drive. The farm lies to the N of Vaynol Old Hall.
  • II Chapel to SW of Vaynol Farm
    The chapel is set to the WSW of Vaynol Farm, and set back from the main drive running N from Vaynol Hall.

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