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Cae Mawr

A Grade II Listed Building in Mechell, Isle of Anglesey

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3889 / 53°23'19"N

Longitude: -4.4838 / 4°29'1"W

OS Eastings: 234920

OS Northings: 390879

OS Grid: SH349908

Mapcode National: GBR HM9R.2X9

Mapcode Global: WH425.324V

Plus Code: 9C5Q9GQ8+HF

Entry Name: Cae Mawr

Listing Date: 2 May 2001

Last Amended: 2 May 2001

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 25173

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300025173

Location: In an isolated rural location set back from the S side of the A5025 between Llanfaethlu and Cemaes Bay; c1.9km SW of Tregele and c700m ENE of Cefn Coch.

County: Isle of Anglesey

Town: Amlwch

Community: Mechell

Community: Mechell

Locality: Cefn Coch

Traditional County: Anglesey

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History

Probably late C18 vernacular farmhouse. Marked on the Tithe Map of Llanfechell, 1842, and recorded as a farm of over 60 acres (24.3 hectares), occupied by Richard Jones and owned by Thomas Vaughan Jones Esq.

Exterior

A 2-storey farmhouse, with 2-window range with central entrance slightly offset to left; modern door flanked by 12-pane sashes, but right hand ground floor window enlarged as a 2-light modern casement; 1st floor windows directly below eaves. Built of local rubble masonry, limewashed; roof of small old slates, grouted, with red clay ridge tiles and stone coping. Rendered gable stacks with dripstones and coping, that to R (SW) is larger and squarer. All windows have slate sills. To the rear there is scattered fenestration, ground floor with 3-pane metal framed casement to L and brick blocked, round-headed opening to R; between the two is a 2-pane stair window, 1st floor with a single 4-pane horned sash offset to L.

Interior

Entrance leads into hallway with principal rooms off to either side and kitchen to rear. Retains rough hewn beams and rough hewn and cambered bressumer in inglenook to R; inscribed with the initials H. W. (former tenant) and RR X III.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a well-preserved C18 farmhouse, retaining its vernacular character and many original features such as the windows.

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