Piggery at Morfa, Llanaelhaearn, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9961 / 52°59'46"N

Longitude: -4.43 / 4°25'47"W

OS Eastings: 237014

OS Northings: 347074

OS Grid: SH370470

Mapcode National: GBR 59.HBCF

Mapcode Global: WH43X.XYNG

Plus Code: 9C4QXHWC+F2

Entry Name: Piggery at Morfa

Listing Date: 18 May 1999

Last Amended: 20 July 1999

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 21728

Building Class: Agriculture and Subsistence

ID on this website: 300021728

Location: Morfa farm lies to the NW of Trefor, on a trackway to the sea. The piggery is set parallel to, and to the SW of the farmhouse.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Llanaelhaearn

Community: Llanaelhaearn

Locality: Trefor

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

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History

The piggery was erected c.1860 by the Glynlifon Estate, then owners of the farm.

Exterior

The building is designed specifically for the efficient rearing of pigs in accordance with latest mid C19 practice. It is built of stone, with slate roofs and copings, and blue clayware ridges. It consists of two gabled end buildings joined by a 4m high wall with cock-and-hen copings, shielding the run from the house. In between, ranges of lean-to pig sties forming two peninsulas of equal length to the end buildings, joined by a lean-to feed-walk against the high wall. The SE end building provides a meal store and preparation room, with a large blue brick stack, outsetting at the head, and has a side access stable door, and door to the feed walk to the sties. Gable end windows and a later dovecote facing the house. The NW building, equal in size and shape but without a stack, provides a gig house, opening to the farmhouse. The three runs have low walls and a gate, and low openings into the pig sties.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a carefully planned estate piggery of the mid C19, which is well preserved, and is of group value with Morfa farmhouse.

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II Llwyn-yr-aethnen
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II Gwydir-mawr
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II Church of St George
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II Lleiniau-hirion
The house stands apart from the village to the S, and is reached from a farm road running past the former school on the road to the SW.
II Pig Sty at Lleiniau-hirion
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II Elernion
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Piggery at Morfa

A Grade II Listed Building in Llanaelhaearn, Gwynedd