Fron Oleu is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 October 1971. Cottage.
Fron Oleu
- WRENN ID
- tattered-banister-aspen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Gwynedd
- Constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 19 October 1971
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Fron Oleu, Rhiw, Pwllheli, Aberdaron
- OS grid reference
- SH 237 289
- Coordinates
- 52.82959, -4.61791
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Fron Oleu is a cottage that features whitewashed textured render and a grouted slate roof, along with whitewashed rendered end stacks that have dripstones. The building is single storey with a loft and has a double-fronted design. There are 20th-century windows on either side of the door, with the left window being larger. A small skylight is present in the roof. To the left, there is a 20th-century rebuilt addition that matches the roof height and includes a large front window; previously, in 1971, there was a dry-stone lean-to in this location.
The interior was not accessible during the survey, but in 1971, it was noted to have a wide fireplace with a beam above that was covered, and a somewhat recessed oven. The ceiling joists had roll-moulded edges, and the floor featured wide boards. There was also a close-string stair and a flag floor.
Local climate
Fron Oleu sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,600 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 1 freeze-thaw cycle a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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