Field Cowhouse W of Perthi is a Grade II listed building in the Snowdonia National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 25 November 1998. Cowhouse.
Field Cowhouse W of Perthi
- WRENN ID
- bitter-thatch-jay
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Snowdonia National Park
- Constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 25 November 1998
- Type
- Cowhouse
- Address
- Field Cowhouse W of Perthi, Beddgelert, Porthmadog, Gwynedd
- OS grid reference
- SH 588 487
- Coordinates
- 53.0172, -4.10518
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
This is a vernacular field cowhouse, likely built in the late 17th century, situated with its gable facing a gentle hill slope, which is a common practice. The structure is made of boulder rubble and rests on prominent boulder and rock foundations. It has an old slate roof with crudely-kneelered, un-coped rubble gable parapets. There is an entrance at the lower gable featuring a crude projecting lintel supported by stone corbels, with a deeply-recessed modern door. Additional entrances are located at the upper ends of each long side, each fitted with modern boarded doors.
Inside, the cowhouse consists of three bays and retains its original primitive pegged trusses, which are of the tie-beam and collar type.
Local climate
Field Cowhouse W of Perthi sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,500 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 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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