Root Camp at Ty'n y Coed Uchaf is a Grade II listed building in the Snowdonia National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 17 July 1992. House.

Root Camp at Ty'n y Coed Uchaf

WRENN ID
half-floor-heath
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Snowdonia National Park
Constituency
Bangor Aberconwy MP: Claire Hughes (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
17 July 1992
Type
House
Address
Root Camp at Ty'n y Coed Uchaf, Penmachno Mill, Bro Machno, Conwy
OS grid reference
SH 802 520
Coordinates
53.05257, -3.78804
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Root Camp at Ty'n y Coed Uchaf is a structure that follows the slope of the ground, aligned roughly northwest to southeast. It measures approximately 4 meters long and 1.5 meters high. The walls are made of flat slate rubble, which extends up to form a roof with a corbelled effect. There is a low doorway located at the lower end of the camp.

Local climate

Root Camp at Ty'n y Coed Uchaf sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 follow 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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