Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
26883
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
23/08/2002
Date of Amendment
23/08/2002
Name of Property
Stone needle 500m SW of Plas Penrhyn
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Penrhyndeudraeth
Town
Locality
Minffordd
Easting
258897
Northing
337763
Street Side
Location
In a field on an elevated site some 500m SW of Plas Penrhyn, with commanding views across the Traeth Mawr.
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
Apparently built as an eyecatcher to serve Plas Penrhyn, probably at the time of the latter's remodelling for the industrialist Samuel Holland c1830.
Exterior
Narrow stone needle of obelisk type, approximately 3m in height; a single piece of slatestone.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a second-quarter C19 eye-catcher.
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