Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Barn range at Ffrwd Uchaf
Vaynor, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 7 April 1975
- Locality
- Cefn Coed-y-Cymmer
- Town
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Community
- Vaynor
- Unitary authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.76530, -3.41702
- Cadw reference
- 11480
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on the E side of the farmyard at Ffrwd Uchaf.
History
Barn with lofted stables, probably early C19 but possibly of several periods. Walling between loft steps and barn door was damaged by tremors during construction of A 470 and has been rebuilt.
Exterior
Barn and lofted stable range, whitewashed rubble stone with long slate roof. Barn to right has full-height opening to right of centre. Lofted part to left has 2 square loft openings, the right one with outside stone steps up, and ground floor has 2 doors with stone voussoirs to left, a window and a door with timber lintels set between the 2 loft windows (to left of loft stairs). Lean-to on right end wall.
Interior
End left doors into stable with one large oak beam. Centre stable has pine joists, former loose box for cart horse.
Reason for designation
Included as part of a traditional farm group with the farmhouse and attached byre.
Nearby in the register
- Ffrwd Uchaf Farmhouse and attached outbuildingDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tabor Independent ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Milestone on A470 near Wyrlod-dduTransportunder 1 mi
- Cefn Railway Viaduct (part in Vaynor Community)Transportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.