Cowhouse to South-east of Fridd-isaf is a Grade II listed building in the Snowdonia National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 29 January 1999. Cowhouse.

Cowhouse to South-east of Fridd-isaf

WRENN ID
former-cornice-swift
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Snowdonia National Park
Constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
29 January 1999
Type
Cowhouse
Address
Cowhouse to South-east of Fridd-isaf, Betws Garmon, Gwynedd
OS grid reference
SH 575 527
Coordinates
53.05306, -4.12658
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is a cowhouse built in the 18th century. It is constructed from roughly coursed rubblestone on a boulder plinth and has a rendered east gable end, topped with a slate roof. The rectangular building is set into a slope running east to west, truncated at the west end, and features a set-back extension to the east that shares the same roof line.

On the south wall, there is a stable door to the right, positioned directly beneath a raking dormer that has a boarded hatch above the eaves. There is also a stable door for the extension located at the angle where it meets the main structure. The 18th-century section has a roof structure consisting of three full bays and a half bay to the west due to the truncation, supported by three A-frame trusses of light scantling.

Local climate

Cowhouse to South-east of Fridd-isaf sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,360 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% 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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