Scheduled MonumentsWalesPennarth Fawr
Medieval · House (domestic)

Pennarth Fawr

Conwy, Wales
Cadw SAM CN086
Period
Medieval
Site type
House (domestic)
Broad class
Domestic
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Pennarth Fawr is a medieval domestic dwelling located in Conwy, Wales, and is designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference CN086. The structure dates to the medieval period and represents an example of domestic architecture from that era in North Wales. The building demonstrates the constructional techniques and spatial arrangements characteristic of medieval Welsh houses, offering evidence of domestic life and settlement patterns in the Conwy region during the medieval period. The site remains of archaeological and architectural interest as a surviving example of medieval residential building in Wales.

Pennarth Fawr is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN086. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Pennarth Fawr?

Pennarth Fawr is a medieval domestic dwelling located in Conwy, Wales, and is designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference CN086.

What period does Pennarth Fawr date from?

Pennarth Fawr dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a house (domestic). It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Pennarth Fawr?

Pennarth Fawr is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is CN086.

What other scheduled monuments are near Pennarth Fawr?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cromlech Farm Burial Chamber, Four Crosses (2.2 km), Four Crosses Standing Stone (2.3 km), Enclosed Hut Group at Clogwyn Bach (3.3 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Pennarth Fawr

Pennarth Fawr stands on Llanvirn Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Whiterock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Pennarth Fawr

Bryn Celli DduArchaeological site · ~20.8 miles