Gwydir-mawr, Trefor, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9966 / 52°59'47"N

Longitude: -4.4206 / 4°25'14"W

OS Eastings: 237645

OS Northings: 347110

OS Grid: SH376471

Mapcode National: GBR 5B.H6LX

Mapcode Global: WH43Y.2Y72

Plus Code: 9C4QXHWH+MQ

Entry Name: Gwydir-mawr

Listing Date: 20 July 1999

Last Amended: 20 July 1999

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 22009

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300022009

Location: The house stands to the W of the village on a bend of the road to the harbour.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Caernarfon

Community: Llanaelhaearn

Locality: Trefor

Built-Up Area: Trefor

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

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History

The house was probably built in the early C19 and appears on the 27 Oct 1841 Tithe Map of Llanaelhaearn (Trefor] when it was owned by Humphrey Owen and occupied by Griffith Roberts.

Exterior

Built of stone, the front whitewashed, with brick gable stacks. Slate roof with imposed copings. Two storeys, 3 bays. Off-centre framed and boarded door deeply set in the wall, and either side, small 4-paned hornless sash windows. Small lean-to at the rear. The rear garden wall is constructed with setts from the quarry above.

Interior

Not accessible at the time of inspection.

Reasons for Listing

Included as an early C19 small vernacular house which retains much of its original character.

External Links

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Llwyn-yr-aethnen
The house stands at the N end of Trefor, aligned on the more northerly of the two roads reaching the village off the A449, Caernarfon to Pwllheli Road.
II Church of St George
The parish church of Trefor stands alongside the S road into the village off the A499 Caernarfon to Pwllheli road.
II Maes-y-neuadd addoldy annibynwyr
The chapel stands near the centre of the village, with the gable facing the road behind a small railed garden.
II Morfa
The house stands to the N and apart from the village, and is reached by a footway from the village, and now by a road through the former quarry depot.
II Piggery at Morfa
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.
II Elernion
The house stands SW of the minor road leading from the A499 into Trefor, at about 600m from the centre of the village.
II Cefn-y-buarddau, with front yard walls
Cefn-buarddau is reached by a farm track immediately N of the northern access road to Trefor. The house stands behind the new farmhouse, facing NW to the sea.
II Pig Sty at Lleiniau-hirion
Lleiniau-hirion lies up a small valleyto the S of the village. The pig sty lies close to the rear left corner of the house.

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Gwydir-mawr

A Grade II Listed Building in Trefor, Gwynedd