Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Farm building at Plas Iolyn
Pentrefoelas, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Tre Brys, Pentrefoelas, Conwy, designated on 23 June 1967.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 23 June 1967
- Locality
- Tre Brys
- Town
- Pentrefoelas
- Community
- Pentrefoelas
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.03871, -3.66980
- Cadw reference
- 131
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 120 Corwen (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
The building forms the W side of the main yard in front of the house, and at its southern end links to the Great Barn.
History
The building appears to be a rebuild of the late C18 or early C19 of an earlier structure on the site. Plas Iolyn farmhouse was once the major sub-medieval house of this district.
Exterior
Constructed with stone rubble, with a slate roof. Two storeys, containing two cells, the lower, at the N end, a cow house with two battened doors and ventilation slits to the upper floor. The upper end, possibly formerly a stable, has a central door and glazed windows either side to the lower floor. The front wall continues S to the rock face below the Great Barn, and now used as a kennel.
Interior
The door leads to a cross feeding walk at the upper end of the cowhouse. A similar transverse feeding walk in the S section without separate external access. Roof carried on two tiers of purlins, and the soffit torched.
Reason for designation
Included as part of the group of important farm buildings associated with the historically important farmstead of Plas Iolyn.
Nearby in the register
- Barn at Plas IolynAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Animal house and attached yard at Plas IolynAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Great Barn at Plas Iolyn (also known as Esgubor Ddegwm)Agriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Washhouse and outbuilding at Plas IolynDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.