Old Ty'n-y-wern is a Grade II listed building in the Snowdonia National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 12 January 1989. House.

Old Ty'n-y-wern

WRENN ID
proud-rubble-bracken
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Snowdonia National Park
Constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
12 January 1989
Type
House
Address
Old Ty'n-y-wern, Rhos-Y-Gwaliau, Llangywer, Gwynedd, LL23 7ER
OS grid reference
SH 944 350
Coordinates
52.9022, -3.57127
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Old Ty'n-y-wern is a building constructed from mortared rough field stone rubble, resting on a boulder and rock plinth, and topped with a slate roof and verges. It is a single-storey structure with a loft and an added outshut. The gable end features a projecting stack, while there is another chimney within the side wall of the outshut, both equipped with drip-stones.

The main elevation has a doorway offset to the left, flanked by small windows, which are modern but fit into earlier openings. An external stone staircase on the right-hand gable wall provides access to the former hayloft, which now has a modern doorway and a small window. There is also a modern doorway in the rear elevation next to the outshut, which has a modern two-light window to its right.

Although not inspected, earlier descriptions noted that the left bay is open to the roof, with a timber partition separating the right-hand bay. Inside, there is a fireplace with segmental voussoirs, and a pegged timber truss spans the through passage, featuring a cambered collar, ridge beam, and lapped purlins.

Local climate

Old Ty'n-y-wern sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,190 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 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 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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