Berth-Lwyd is a Grade II* listed building in the Snowdonia National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 29 May 1968. Farmhouse.

Berth-Lwyd

WRENN ID
sheer-spindle-alder
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Snowdonia National Park
Constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
29 May 1968
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Berth-Lwyd, Caernarfon, Beddgelert, Gwynedd
OS grid reference
SH 628 480
Coordinates
53.01214, -4.04635
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Berth-Lwyd is a large, multi-storey stone farmhouse with a later wing added at the north end and lean-to sheds on the south side. The main block is a three-unit structure with two-bay additions to the right. It is constructed of long slate rubble, roughly coursed, and features a modern slate roof along with slab-coped, kneelered gable parapets. The original eaves line has crude stone corbelling, which was raised during modern restoration. The farmhouse has squat end chimneys and a central stack, all with weathercoursing.

The original openings mostly contain small, square windows, all fitted with modern casements. On the east side, which serves as the entrance, there is a canted, gabled projection that houses a primary stone newel stair, with a partly overhanging upper section on the left return. The entrance is located to the left of this projection and features slate steps leading up to a deeply-recessed modern boarded door. There is a similar entry at the rear. To the left of the front entrance, there is an irregular stone projection, likely a primitive mounting block.

The adjoining wing to the north aligns with the stair projection for half of its length before stepping back to the right. The rear of this wing is built into the slope and has a rubble revetment wall that separates a modern terrace from the back of the main house. This area includes a modern three-bay glazed wall with rubble dividing piers. Inside, there are modern ceiling and roof timbers, and the wide stone newel stair within the stair projection features a modern tunnel access created through the primary end wall, leading to the addition.

Local climate

Berth-Lwyd sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,440 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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