Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
20484
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
08/09/1998
Date of Amendment
30/09/1999
Name of Property
Cave on south-east side of Afon Llifon approximately 190m south-west of the bridge over East Drive
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Llandwrog
Town
Locality
Glynllifon
Easting
246250
Northing
355796
Street Side
Location
Situated next to a small path set back in woodland on the south-east side of the Afon Llifon, approximately 0.9km north-east of the house.
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
Known to have been in existence in 1828 and so must have been built by the 2nd Lord Newborough. However details of the design (the pebbles) suggest that it was remodelled by F G Wynn c1900.
Glynllifon was the seat of the Wynn family and Sir Thomas John Wynn became the 1st Lord Newborough in 1776. The house was rebuilt after a fire 1836-48 by Edward Haycock, architect of Shrewsbury. Influence for some of the garden features came from the family’s grand tours.
Exterior
Small round cave approximately 2.5m high with a millstone in the floor surrounded by a pattern of black, red and white pebbles. The pebbles are similar to those laid out on the island which was the work of F G Wynn. Part of a circular wooden seat remains from which there would once have been a splendid view along the valley.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as one of the many earlier C19 garden features within the especially fine grounds at Glynllifon.
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