Tan-y-braich, Betws Garmon, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0982 / 53°5'53"N

Longitude: -4.2141 / 4°12'50"W

OS Eastings: 251853

OS Northings: 357961

OS Grid: SH518579

Mapcode National: GBR 5L.8W82

Mapcode Global: WH54S.7DK5

Plus Code: 9C5Q3QXP+79

Entry Name: Tan-y-braich

Listing Date: 29 January 1999

Last Amended: 29 January 1999

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 21269

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300021269

Location: Located in a remote moorland position within its own remarkably regular and well-preserved small field system; a small open hay barn sits directly behind the cottage.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Caernarfon

Community: Betws Garmon

Locality: Tan-y-braich

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

Tagged with: Cottage

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History

Early C19 smallholding within a well-preserved and unusually regular small field system, the nature of which is typical of the encroachments of this period on the moorland wastes.

Exterior

Smallholder's cottage and attached cowhouse. Roughly coursed limewashed rubblestone; graded slate roof with ridge stack to left of centre and integral end stack to left, both with slate drips. Single storey. The long domestic range (possibly built in 2 phases) comprises a conventional dwelling type to the right with central doorway flanked by 2 windows and a secondary section to the left, which may have been an out-kitchen but was perhaps in separate occupation; this has a doorway to right and a single window to left. All windows have slate cills and along with the doors were boarded up at time of survey. Cowhouse attached to right has plank door to right. Later outbuilding attached and set back to left gable end has shallow lean-to tin roof.

Interior

Not available for inspection at time of Survey.

Reasons for Listing

Included as an exceptionally well-preserved and unaltered early C19 smallholder's cottage and attached cowhouse, which together with its original small-field system represents an excellent example of a small moorland encroachment.

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Tan-y-braich

A Grade II Listed Building in Betws Garmon, Gwynedd