Cowhouse to South 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 of Fridd-isaf
- WRENN ID
- iron-railing-marsh
- 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 of Fridd-isaf, Betws Garmon, Gwynedd
- OS grid reference
- SH 575 527
- Coordinates
- 53.05308, -4.12728
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
This is a cowhouse located to the south of Fridd-isaf, built in 1847. It is constructed from roughly coursed rubblestone and has a slate roof. The entrance is on the north long wall, featuring a doorway to the right with the inscription "EJ.CWMFEDW/ 1847" on the lintel. There is a boarded door leading to the upper level in the east gable end, which is accessed by external stone steps. The roof of the hayloft consists of three bays supported by two bolted A-frame trusses.
Local climate
Cowhouse to South 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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