Cowhouse at Maes y Meillion, Talsarnau, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.8918 / 52°53'30"N

Longitude: -4.0589 / 4°3'31"W

OS Eastings: 261584

OS Northings: 334689

OS Grid: SH615346

Mapcode National: GBR 5S.PY87

Mapcode Global: WH55T.MKFY

Plus Code: 9C4QVWRR+PF

Entry Name: Cowhouse at Maes y Meillion

Listing Date: 30 December 2004

Last Amended: 30 December 2004

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 83436

Building Class: Agriculture and Subsistence

ID on this website: 300083436

Location: Set back from the W side of the country road leading N from Eisingrug and to the NW of Maes y neuadd. The cowhouse is at the E of the group.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Talsarnau

Locality: Eisingrug

Traditional County: Merionethshire

Tagged with: Cowshed

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History

The cowhouse is one of a group of farm buildings at Maes y Meillion, which were originally associated with Maes y neuadd. The cowhouse and adjacent haybarn are thought to be late C18.

Exterior

Long single storeyed cowhouse; well-coursed and roughly dressed boulders, with longer slabs as quoins and to the coped gables. Random slate roof, swept down lower to rear as over an aisle (a characteristic arrangement in regional cow-houses in Ardudwy). East elevation has outer doorways with boarded heck doors, and 2x2-pane windows in inner bays, that to left originally a doorway. Small opening in south gable, and pitching hole to north; single doorway in rear wall. (Block-work addition links cowhouse to neighbouring barn).

Interior

Pegged tie-beam trusses with collars.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a well preserved traditional cowhouse; the exceptional quality of its construction may indicate is high status as serving the important estate of Maes y neuadd. Part of a group with the adjacent barn.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Barn and hammel at Maes y Meillion
Set back from the W side of the country road leading N from Eisingrug and to the NW of Maes y neuadd. The haybarn is at the W of the group.
II Gateposts and flanking wall at Maes y Meillion
Along the W side of the country road leading N out of the small hamlet of Eisingrug; directly opposite the northern entrance to Maes-y-neuadd
II Gateposts and flanking walls at Maes-y-neuadd
At the E side of the country road leading N out of the small hamlet of Eisingrug, flanking the northern entrance to Maes-y-neuadd, to NNW of the house.
II Walled gardens at Maes-y-neuadd
In an elevated position, set back from the E side of the country road leading N out of the small hamlet of Eisingrug. The walled gardens are to front and rear of the house at Maes-y-neuadd.
II Yr Ysgol
Along the SE side of the country road leading N out of the small hamlet of Eisingrug; set at the southern entrance to Maes-y-neuadd, to WSW of the house.
II Maes-y-neuadd
In an elevated position, set back from the E side of the country road leading N out of the small hamlet of Eisingrug.
II Eisingrug
Set back from the S side of the country road leading through Eisingrug; at the junction with the road which leads SSW out of the hamlet.
II Bryn y felin
Set at right angles to the S side of the country road which leads through the small hamlet of Eisingrug; at the southern end of the hamlet.

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Cowhouse at Maes y Meillion

A Grade II Listed Building in Talsarnau, Gwynedd