Agricultural range to the W of Plas-uchaf

Cadw's description

Location

Plas-uchaf stands at the top of the narrow Eglwyseg valley, on the minor mountain road to Minera. The long agricultural range stands to the S, set apart from the house.

History

Possibly of C18 origins but now of largely C19 character following enlargements and remodelling. Converted to domestic use in the 1990's.

Exterior

Local rubble stone construction with graded slate roofs and iron roof lights. Distinctive circular pitching granary openings; these and the camber headed doorways have red brick voussoirs. Two stables to right with square-headed windows, timber lintels and brick jambs; cowhouse to middle with 3 doorways; boarded doors mostly removed. Barn beyond with modern sliding doors; gated and lofted cartshed at left end. Right hand part has undulating stone roof; corrugated roof to left hand part. The uphill gable end has similar circular opening at loft level and a smaller one to gable apex; possible blocked opening below. Mainly square-headed doorways to rear and 4 rows of slit ventilators to barn; loft door over cartshed. Lack of masonry breaks makes the size of the original building unclear and probably indicates major C19 rebuilding. Remains of cobbled forecourt.

Interior

Limewashed internal walls. Granary loft floor mostly removed and roof structure largely rebuilt with simple purlin roof; one roughly hewn truss with diagonal struts is retained near the centre of the range. The eastern bays have been converted in the 1990's for estate office use.

Reason for designation

Included for group value with the Grade II* listed Manor House.