Former Quarrymen's Barracks to north-west of Ty Mawr (east range) is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 21 July 2000. Barracks.

Former Quarrymen's Barracks to north-west of Ty Mawr (east range)

WRENN ID
late-footing-barley
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Gwynedd
Constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
21 July 2000
Type
Barracks
Address
Former Quarrymen's Barracks to north-west of Ty Mawr (east range), Nantlle, Llanllyfni
OS grid reference
SH 508 533
Coordinates
53.05688, -4.22702
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Former Quarrymen's Barracks, located to the north-west of Ty Mawr, is a Grade II listed building dating from the 19th century. The complex consists of two long rectangular single-storey ranges that are aligned north-south. The eastern range served as barracks, while the western range functioned as a cowhouse. These two ranges are linked by a dry slate boundary wall to the north, and another boundary wall along with a later, lower range to the south forms a courtyard.

The barracks are constructed from roughly coursed rubblestone, with remnants of plaster still visible. Some areas have been repaired or altered using squared slate slabs, and the building features a slate roof. There are six window openings with slate cills and lintels; some contain 19th-century windows, while others have 20th-century timber windows. The structure has three doorways: a boarded doorway in the center, a stable door to the right, and boarded double doors to the left of center, which is an insertion. There is an integral end stack to the left and a ridge stack well to the left of center, with a cobbled path in front. The section to the left of the ridge stack appears to be an extension, indicated by a straight joint.

The original layout of the barracks consists of four unequal bays that form single-room units, each equipped with a chimney and fireplace, although the two southern chimneys are now missing from the exterior. The building features bolted A-frame trusses with single purlins and lime torching, along with plastered walls and floors made of quarry tiles and slate.

Local climate

Former Quarrymen's Barracks to north-west of Ty Mawr (east range) sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,380 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 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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