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West and south ranges of building at former quarrymen's barracks to north-west of Ty Mawr

A Grade II Listed Building in Llanllyfni, Gwynedd

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0568 / 53°3'24"N

Longitude: -4.2271 / 4°13'37"W

OS Eastings: 250836

OS Northings: 353374

OS Grid: SH508533

Mapcode National: GBR 5K.CKN3

Mapcode Global: WH54Z.1FCG

Plus Code: 9C5Q3Q4F+M5

Entry Name: West and south ranges of building at former quarrymen's barracks to north-west of Ty Mawr

Listing Date: 21 July 2000

Last Amended: 21 July 2000

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 23748

Building Class: Agriculture and Subsistence

ID on this website: 300023748

Location: Located at the western end of Nantlle near the eastern entrance to the Dorothea Slate Quarry.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Llanllyfni

Community: Llanllyfni

Locality: Nantlle

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

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History

Built as cowhouse and outbuilding associated with barrack dwellings for quarrymen and possibly their families (or at least their male members) after substantial investment in the Pen yr Orsedd Quarry in the 1860s. Built in the local vernacular style, the barracks are thought to be the only such surviving buildings established outside the slate quarries themselves in North Wales. They are thus of considerable historical importance.

Exterior

Complex consists of 2 long rectangular single-storey ranges aligned north-south, linked by dry slate boundary wall on north, eastern range serving as barracks and western as cowhouse with another boundary wall and later and lower range on south forming courtyard. Cowhouse of roughly coursed rubblestone and boulder construction; some repairs and alterations in squared slate slabs; slate roof. Original cowhouse building has 4 door openings, one with boarded double doors, one stable door and 2 to right with doors missing; 3 small windows, one with C19 horizontal sliding sash; slate lintels throughout and integral end stack to right-hand end, which like the corresponding section to the east (barracks) range appears to be an extension. Cobbled path in front with boulder-lined drain. South gable end has stable door to right and a small window to left with blocked opening directly above to apex. Attached to east of the south gable end is the southern boundary wall, pierced by wide gate-way with slate menhirs as gate-posts; roof of southern range sits directly on top of continuation of wall to east.

Interior

Cowhouse has nailed A-frame trusses with single purlins; cobbled floor.

Reasons for Listing

Included as cowhouse and outbuilding associated with the rare purpose-built quarrymen's barracks built immediately adjacent to the slate quarry they served.

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