Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Agricultural range at Blaengwrach Farm
Blaengwrach, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 12 August 1992
- Locality
- Cwm yr argoed
- Town
- Neath
- Community
- Blaengwrach
- Unitary authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.72449, -3.63155
- Cadw reference
- 11865
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
Remote wooded site near the head of the Neath Valley approximately 1.5km SE of Blaengwrach and Cwmgwrach; close to the site of a disused coal mine. This agricultural range lies below and to N of the farmhouse.
History
Earlier C19 long agricultural building comprising cowhouse and stable. Roof over cowhouse has been lost since 1992 survey. Metal sheet roof over stable.
Exterior
Cowhouse and stable, limewashed rubble construction with metal sheet roof over stable only. Roof over cowhouse missing. The front is distinctive for its five semicircular-arched openings with carefully dressed stone voussoirs; these openings are cambered on the inner side. The left hand gable end has unusual lancet opening to the stable loft. Rear of cowhouse has 2 small vent loops and 2 inserted windows.
Interior
The left hand bay is occupied by the stable with transverse manger along the full-height stone dividing wall between this and the long cowhouse. The left hand end of this 7½ bay cowhouse was separated by a lower stone wall that ran almost the full width of the building - perhaps forming a loose-box for calves. Beyond, the feeding trough is along the rear wall which has four simple openings. Pegged collar roof trusses all removed.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Blaengwrach Farmhouse as a well designed agricultural building associated with this farm.
Nearby in the register
- Blaengwrach FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Remains of Venallt IronworksIronworksunder 1 mi
- Limekiln to SE of Maes-Gwyn Lock on Neath CanalIndustrial1 mi
- Bridge over Neath Canal at Maes-gwynTransport1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.