Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Barn to NW of Ford Farmhouse
Langstone, Newport, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 19 December 1995
- Locality
- Llanmartin
- Community
- Langstone
- Unitary authority
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.60623, -2.88913
- Cadw reference
- 17075
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Located to the NW of Ford Farmhouse, at the end of a short private driveway leading from the B4245 Magor Road.
Exterior
Three bay probably C18 barn with attached three bay byre range to W end. Main barn has elevations of local rubblestone, formerly limewashed. Gabled, slated roof. Central full height opening on N side with modern diagonally boarded timber doors to upper half of opening and vertically boarded doors to lower half, both carried on heavy pintel hinges. Single ventilator slot to either side of doorway. S elevation has lower central doorway with stone voussoired arch above. Single ventilator slot to either side. E gable has small high-set triangular opening. W gable has single high set rectangular ventilator slot. Attached single storey byre range at W end, gabled pantiled roof and rubble elevations. S side has three large openings with voussoired arches above at W end, the easternmost two now blocked with two small rectangular window openings. Smaller doorway opening at E end adjacent to attached barn with boarded door.
Interior
Main barn has C19 hay loft in W bay. Barn roof has principal rafters without collars and two sets of trenched purlins.
Reason for designation
Listed grade II for group value with Ford Farmhouse
Nearby in the register
- Ford FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ford Farm Roman VillaVillaunder 1 mi
- Moated Site 200m South West of Court FarmMoated Siteunder 1 mi
- Round Barrow 57m South of Stock WoodRound Barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.