Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
L-shaped Byre Range to SW of Penhow Castle
Penhow, Newport, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 24 February 1976
- Locality
- Penhow Castle
- Community
- Penhow
- Unitary authority
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.61317, -2.83452
- Cadw reference
- 17079
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
Part of a "U" shaped farmyard group together with the Barn, located to the N side of the driveway leading to Penhow Castle from A48, Newport/Chepstow Road.
Exterior
The C19 byre range to the N of the large barn is single storey with a gabled Roman tile roof. Formerly open to the S elevation with wall plate formerly carried on a series of timber posts, now blocked. Four doorways of various sizes to S elevation, the central opening with pent roof. Three modern windows to E end.
The single storey W range is also C19 and constructed in local rubblestone with gabled roof clad in corrugated sheeting. Two openings to the E elevation with redbrick dressings. S gable has two stone steps leading to a round-headed doorway offset to E side, with similar dressings. W elevation is unlit.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with the Barn to SW of Penhow Castle.
Nearby in the register
- Barn to SW of Penhow CastleAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Penhow CastleDefenceunder 1 mi
- Parish Church of St John the BaptistReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Stable Block to far SW of Penhow CastleDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.