Craigafon, Bontnewydd, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1132 / 53°6'47"N

Longitude: -4.2686 / 4°16'6"W

OS Eastings: 248258

OS Northings: 359736

OS Grid: SH482597

Mapcode National: GBR 5J.7TVG

Mapcode Global: WH43M.D0LP

Plus Code: 9C5Q4P7J+7H

Entry Name: Craigafon

Listing Date: 29 July 1997

Last Amended: 29 July 1997

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 18615

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300018615

Location: Situated on the E side of the A487 in Bontnewydd, some 140m S of the bridge over the Afon Gwyrfai.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Caernarfon

Community: Bontnewydd

Built-Up Area: Bontnewydd

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

Tagged with: Architectural structure

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History

Early C19 single-storey cottage, probably one of the ten 'poor cottages' marked on Llanwnda Tithe Map of 1839. The Tithe Map records four blocks of 'poor cottages' to the S of the river in Bontnewydd, a total of 30, all owned by Charles Evans.

Exterior

Whitewashed rubble stone with slate roof. No visible stacks although it is attached at both ends to two-storey houses with end stacks. Double-fronted, single-storey, offset to left. Small 4-pane casement each side of C20 half-glazed door, slate sills and stone slab lintels.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a well-preserved example of a single-storey cottage of the region.

External Links

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Craigafon

A Grade II Listed Building in Bontnewydd, Gwynedd