Fron-dirion, Mawddwy, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.7321 / 52°43'55"N

Longitude: -3.7102 / 3°42'36"W

OS Eastings: 284615

OS Northings: 316313

OS Grid: SH846163

Mapcode National: GBR 98.0TC9

Mapcode Global: WH67W.ZLDC

Plus Code: 9C4RP7JQ+RW

Entry Name: Fron-dirion

Listing Date: 4 November 1999

Last Amended: 4 November 1999

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 22612

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300022612

Location: The small farm stands on the steep slope of Foel Benddin, above Dolobran, and is reached by trackways leading up from the old road parallel and above the main road.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Machynlleth

Community: Mawddwy

Locality: Dinas Mawddwy

Traditional County: Merionethshire

Tagged with: Farmhouse

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History

The building is probably of the late C17 or C18 on marginal land at the edge of cultivation, to which a small outbuilding has been attached in the C19.

Exterior

The building is constructed with local stone boulders laid irregularly in diminishing courses, and has a grouted irregular old slate roof. One storey and attic, 3 bays, uphill sited, with a small lean-to at the upper end, W side. Boarded door under a large stone lintel in the W side, a 16-pane sash window to the right, and a larger paned window to the left. The E side has small paned timber casement windows and a glazed door in the original opening, and a small window in the gable end. Large square stack with conical top at the upper gable end, and an added stack to the inner room in the SW corner. Inconspicuous small old roof lights.

Interior

The building originally consisted of a living kitchen at the upper end with a large inglenook fireplace with an oven, and an inner room with an added corner fireplace at the lower end. Two chamfered ceiling beams. Two trusses, one a raised cruck with lapped and square pegged collar on low pitched principal rafters, the other with a morticed collar. Two tiers of purlins. The underside of the slates is torched.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a upland smallholding farmhouse which retains a strong vernacular character externally, and evidence of early timber construction internally.

External Links

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Dolobran
Dolobran lies on the NE side of the widening valley of the Afon Cerist, where the valley turns to run in a more southerly direction.
II Pandy at Dolobran
The pandy stands below and to the W of Dolobran farmhouse, in the valley bottom against the Afon Cerist.
II Braich-melyn
The farmhouse lies on rising ground above Dolobran, and is reached by a continuation of the lane off the N side of the A470 passing Dolobran.
II Milepost
The milepost is set in the NE verge of the old turnpike road from Mallwyd to Dolgellau, approximately 15m from the line of the present A470 SE of Pont Cerist.
II Mynogau-isaf
The building stands on a road formerly leading from Dinas Mawddwy W to Bwlch Oerddrws, later to be replaced by the present A470.
II Deunant-mawr
The farm lies on the W side of the valley, reached by road from Aber-Cywarch.
II Pont Dol-y-Bont
The bridge carries the road from the T junction at the N end of the village of Dinas Mawddwy leading to Cwm Cywarch and Llanymawddwy.
II Rhydyfelin, formerly known as 1 Wyle Cop
The house stands in a row of houses, on the cross road at the N end of the village, and near the corner and facing N over the former ground of Plas Dinas.

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Fron-dirion

A Grade II Listed Building in Mawddwy, Gwynedd