Tŷ Hyll
house in Capel Curig, north Wales
Tŷ Hyll (Welsh for 'Ugly House') is a crudely built stone house on the A5 road between Betws-y-Coed and Capel Curig in north Wales. It has been used as a cafe since 2012. It became a Grade II listed building in 1966.
Description
The house is single storey and built using large undressed boulders, some weighing up to 3 tonnes. It has a semi-circular tapering chimney stack to the right and a tall boulder chimney to the rear. It has a central main entrance door to the front and a smaller two-panel door to the rear. There are windows to the front and rear, and the left hand gable. It also has dormer windows to the rear attic floor.
History
There are claims (for example by the Snowdonia Society) that the house dates from the 15th-century and was possibly a 'Tŷ unnos', which was a house built on common land in one night - allowing the builder to claim ownership. The date 1475 is carved above the fireplace.
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