Bwthyn yr Ardd at Plas yn Rhiw is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 October 1971. House.
Bwthyn yr Ardd at Plas yn Rhiw
- WRENN ID
- odd-step-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Gwynedd
- Constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 19 October 1971
- Type
- House
- Address
- Bwthyn yr Ardd at Plas yn Rhiw, Pwllheli, Aberdaron
- OS grid reference
- SH 236 282
- Coordinates
- 52.82253, -4.61915
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Bwthyn yr Ardd at Plas yn Rhiw is a cottage constructed from rubble stone, featuring a close-eaved roof made of large slates and stone chimneys, which are slightly larger at the eastern end. The north front, which was formerly whitewashed, is divided by a wall that extends to the end wall of Plas-yn-Rhiw. On the right side, there is a ledged door and a narrow 6-pane window, while on the left, there is an inserted door and window, along with a stone eaves dormer above that contains a pair of leaded casements. The eastern end wall has a lean-to with a broad opening on the right and a ledged door on the left, both featuring slab lintels. This lean-to includes a window that looks into the cottage and another window on the northern end. The rear southern side has a 6-pane window on the left and two 16-pane windows, with the right window also having a slab lintel. The western end has a rubble-stone privy with a single-pitch roof and a door facing south.
While not available for inspection, it is reported that the western end has a fireplace with a brick bread oven on the left side. The interior has been altered, featuring a modern croglofft stair that reuses old timbers. There are modern partitions, with a bedroom at the eastern end that includes a small fireplace, and a lounge that is open to the rafters with a cobble floor. The roof timbers have been modernized.
Local climate
Bwthyn yr Ardd at Plas yn Rhiw 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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