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Mount

A Grade II Listed Building in Aberdaron, Gwynedd

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.8128 / 52°48'45"N

Longitude: -4.7445 / 4°44'40"W

OS Eastings: 215129

OS Northings: 327445

OS Grid: SH151274

Mapcode National: GBR GPN8.9GM

Mapcode Global: WH33M.2KZJ

Plus Code: 9C4QR774+45

Entry Name: Mount

Listing Date: 26 June 1998

Last Amended: 26 June 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 20000

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300020000

Location: Situated on N end of Mynydd Anelog approached by long grass track from Anelog farm or footpath from Ty'n Mynydd to SE.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Pwllheli

Community: Aberdaron

Community: Aberdaron

Locality: Anelog

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

Tagged with: Cottage

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History

Croglofft cottage, earlier C19, built on encroached common land and owned by Anelog farm. Also known as Mount Pleasant and Mownt. Shown in an old photograph with a thatched roof. Not marked on 1844 Tithe Map.

Exterior

Cottage, whitewashed rubble stone with grouted slate roof and whitewashed stone end stacks, larger and square to left. Small, single-storey with centre half glazed door and 4-pane sash each side, the right window spaced further from door. Slab lintel to left window, timber lintels to door and right window. Left end built into bank, right end small tilting 4-pane loft light.

Interior

Typical small croglofft interior with pine beam over left end fireplace, ladder access to loft over right end and painted board partition below to unheated lower room.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a good and unaltered example of a croglofft cottage, one of a group on Mynydd Anelog that form a coherent vernacular group representing a good example of a commons-encroachment settlement.

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  • II Ty'n-y-mynydd
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  • II Tanyfron
    Situated at Anelog on E side of road some 600m N of Ty'n Anelog farm.
  • II Bwlch Uchaf
    Situated high on SE slope of Mynydd Anelog, above and to E of Tai Bwlch, approached by footpath only.
  • II Tai Bwlch
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  • II Ty'n Anelog
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  • II Outbuildings at Ty'n Anelog
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  • II Talcen-y-foel
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