Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former Barn at Garth Isaf
Arthog, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Garth Isaf, Arthog, Gwynedd, designated on 1 February 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 1 February 1995
- Locality
- Garth Isaf
- Community
- Arthog
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.72534, -3.99493
- Cadw reference
- 15601
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)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 149 Barmouth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located to the N of the main house, at the far end of the group at Garth Isaf and beyond a part-demolished former barn dated 1672.
Exterior
Long 6-bay rubble barn, its E gable set into the slopeof the hill; probably second quarter C17. Slate roofs, the 2 left-hand bays with old slates; rubble gable parapet to E with former loading bay now a window. Entrance to L with projecting stone lintel and deeply-recessed boarded door. Above, a rubble loading bay (blocked) with hipped roof. Blocked ventilation slitto L of door. To R large mid C20 part-glazed garage doors and further entrance to far R with recessed boarded door. Further (open) dormer loading bay to rear, as before and window to L withslate lintel (former entrance). Upper boarded loading bay to W gable.
Interior
Original pegged collar trusses with restorations; 2 tiers of overlapping purlins. Rubble dividing wall between bays 2 and 3.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with other listed items at Garth Isaf.
Nearby in the register
- Cottage at Garth IsafDomesticunder 1 mi
- Garth Isaf FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Secondary House at Garth IsafDomesticunder 1 mi
- MilepostTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.