Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Tyddyn Hen, Plas y Wern
Llanarth, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanarth, Ceredigion, designated on 8 May 1987.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 8 May 1987
- Locality
- Llanarth
- Community
- Llanarth
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.20157, -4.32056
- Cadw reference
- 10701
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 194 Llangranog (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 78. Lampeter. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on W side of drive to Plas Y Wern, the last of the three outbuildings in line, closest to main house.
History
Uncertain date, late medieval to C17. Used as a byre before conversion to house c1990, but original function presumably domestic.
Exterior
Much altered in conversion to house, formerly whitewashed rubble stone with thatched roof, now exposed rubble with slate eaves roof and stone small N end stack. Walls are battered at base. One-storey, centre door and window (in former door) to right, originally with separate timber lintels, now under one long rough log, possibly applied. C20 addition at NW angle, and rear wall has two C20 triple casements with rough log lintels, originally it was windowless.
Interior
To right of door is cruck truss with one full-length blade on entrance side and one raised blade in rear wall, set into stonework some 0.5 m below wall-head. Blades have chamfered edges. Two other trusses in 1987, lightweight with nailed or bolted thin ties and pegged collars. Double purlins. Previously there were cobbled floors. No evidence found of original chimney, but cruck-truss and purlins were smoke-blackened.
Reason for designation
Included for the full cruck-truss, extremely rare in the area. Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Lofted Cart-house and Stable at Plas y WernDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tyddyn Pelyn, Plas y WernDomesticunder 1 mi
- Barn at Plas y WernAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Plas y WernDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.