Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Farm Ranges to East of Ty-Gwyn Farmhouse
Carreghofa, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Carreghofa, Powys, designated on 5 April 1993.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 5 April 1993
- Community
- Carreghofa
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.78337, -3.09951
- Cadw reference
- 14211
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 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)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 137 Oswestry (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1916 · Sheet 60. Shrewsbury. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Two parallel farm ranges with enclosed yard between.
Exterior
Combination barn: forms southern side of foldyard. C18, rubble stone on plinth, gable ends raised, iron roof. Four bays with large opposing openings to threshing bay. The two bays sited down the slope have cattle sheds below the storage loft above with slit ventilators, three plank doors, modern window under timber lintel. Pitching opening and slit ventilators to west gable end.
Modern brick partition to right interior of threshing bay; other bay partitions formed by studs and planks over low stone walls. Roof trusses with tie beam and two diagonal braces, all pegged joints, the purlins chamfered and stopped.
Cowsheds: on north side of the foldyard. C19, rubble stone with brick dressings, slate roof, two storeys, three plank doors and three windows under cambered heads, the lower half of the windows with vertical timber slats; plank pitching door to left of centre, slit ventilators to right of centre; brick and concrete steps to loft door on left gable end.
Rear feeding passage to right hand bays, loose box to left bay, brick managers, bolted king-post roof trusses.
Pigstys: on north side of foldyard. C19, rubble stone with brick dressings and brick front, slate roof, two storeys; door to loft reached by adjoining cowhouse loft steps. Cambered heads to sty doorways, part brick, part stone walls to courts, brick floors.
Reason for designation
Group value with farmhouse. Attractive and well preserved example of compact farm steading.
Nearby in the register
- Farm Ranges to East of Ty-Gwyn FarmhouseAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Ty-GwynDomesticunder 1 mi
- White RockDomesticunder 1 mi
- White Rock NE Range of attached outbuildingsDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.