Y golchdy (also known as Yr hen ladd-dy) is a Grade II listed building in the Conwy local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 October 1998. Single cell building.

Y golchdy (also known as Yr hen ladd-dy)

WRENN ID
graven-wicket-violet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Conwy
Constituency
Bangor Aberconwy MP: Claire Hughes (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
19 October 1998
Type
Single cell building
Address
Y golchdy (also known as Yr hen ladd-dy), Pentrefoelas
OS grid reference
SH 872 515
Coordinates
53.04955, -3.6833
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Y Golchdy, also known as Yr Hen Ladd-dy, is a single-storey building constructed from rubble stonework and topped with a slate roof. It is aligned against the road and features a single stable door, which is sheltered by a small bracketed board canopy. The front of the building includes one wide 8-paned horned sash window.

Inside, the space is divided into two bays by a central roof truss, which is ceiled at collar level. There is a continuous iron rail suspended from the purlins for the suspension of carcases.

Local climate

Y golchdy (also known as Yr hen ladd-dy) sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,240 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% 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 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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