Western Cavern north of the path near main east vista fountain is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 8 September 1998. Cavern.
Western Cavern north of the path near main east vista fountain
- WRENN ID
- drifting-screen-grain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Gwynedd
- Constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 8 September 1998
- Type
- Cavern
- Address
- Western Cavern north of the path near main east vista fountain, Glynllifon, Llandwrog
- OS grid reference
- SH 459 553
- Coordinates
- 53.07339, -4.30143
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Western Cavern is located north of the path near the main east vista fountain. It features a large, semicircular forecourt that has been cut into the side of the valley. The forecourt is surrounded by a stone revetment wall, and at the center, there is a round-arched entrance, which is currently blocked.
Local climate
Western Cavern north of the path near main east vista fountain 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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- Footbridge over Afon Llifon to east of house
- Dovecote and attached range to left at south-east corner of farmyards at Glynllifon College Farm
- Former Cowhouse to south-west side of upper farmyard at Glynllifon College Farm
- Cartsheds and attached range on south-east side of upper farmyard at Glynllifon College Farm
- Pair of Hay-barns in centre of upper farmyard at Glynllifon College Farm