Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Vaulted Structure immediately to rear of Garth Farmhouse
Cilcain, Flintshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 16 October 1995
- Locality
- Moel Dywyll
- Community
- Cilcain
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.17074, -3.26240
- Cadw reference
- 16437
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated to the rear of the house, partially set into a grassed bank.
History
Probably of C19 date and built as a type of farm store. Given the diagnostic openings at both ends it was probably a potato clamp although its height makes it larger than most other examples. A boiler was added in the late C19.
Exterior
Long rectangular rubble-built and tunnel-vaulted structure approximately 3.5m long. Open at both ends and with boarded door facing house.
Interior
A semi-octagonal brick and stone rubble boiler of later C19 character is attached to one side at the end closest to the farm.
Reason for designation
Listed as a large and scarce example of this historic type of farm building, associated with the C19 improvements to Garth Farm.
Nearby in the register
- Garth (Including attached byre and farmyard wall)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Jubilee MonumentCommemorative1 mi
- The Old VicarageDomestic1 mi
- Barn at Plas-yn-LlanAgriculture and Subsistence1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.