Cowhouse at Eithinog-uchaf is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 21 July 2000. Stable. 1 related planning application.

Cowhouse at Eithinog-uchaf

WRENN ID
crumbling-cellar-twilight
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Gwynedd
Constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
21 July 2000
Type
Stable
Address
Cowhouse at Eithinog-uchaf, Penygroes, Llanllyfni, LL54 6PD
OS grid reference
SH 454 531
Coordinates
53.05276, -4.30722
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The cowhouse at Eithinog-uchaf is a long, low single-storey building made of uncoursed rubblestone and topped with a slate roof. The front of the building faces the yard and features two small multi-paned, ventilated windows with stone lintels on the left side. On the right side, there are stable doors and small rooflights. The interior was not inspected during the survey.

Local climate

Cowhouse at Eithinog-uchaf sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,370 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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