Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Barn at Plas Nant-y-Meichiaid
Meifod, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Nantymeichiad, Meifod, Powys, designated on 26 May 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 26 May 1995
- Locality
- Nantymeichiad
- Community
- Meifod
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.74216, -3.27802
- Cadw reference
- 15978
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)
- 1899 · 151 Welshpool (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
Located E of Plas Nant-y-meichiaid, on the south side of the farmyard.
Exterior
Barn, C17 Timber framed clad with weatherboarding, and corrugated iron roof, cantilevered at the W end with a quarter-hipped roof sheltering grain pitching doors. Four high level shuttered openings. Lean-to at the E end.
Interior
The building is of 5 bays, 3 open at the centre with horizontal boarding between the centre and wall posts 1m high. Tension braces. Trusses 2 and 5 have full square panel framing, 3 panels high, with boarding infilling up to the lower rail, and formerly woven infilling above. Trusses have 3 queen struts to collar, and raking struts to the principal rafters, carrying 2 tiers of purlins. Original rafters. The wall frames are also 3 panels high, without corner braces, with boarding infill to the lowest panel. Some tension struts to sills.
Reason for designation
Of group value with the other farm buildings and Plas Nant-y-meichiaid.
Nearby in the register
- Cowhouse at Plas Nant-y-MeichiaidAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Granary and Gig House at Plas Nant-y-MeichiaidAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Plas Nant-y-MeichiaidDomesticunder 1 mi
- Gwaelod FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.